How to Use take a chance in a Sentence

take a chance

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Definition of take a chancenext
  • Pick one of the plastic eggs and take a chance by cracking it on your head.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • To play it safe or take a chance -- that's the question the universe is asking you.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Step into the action and take a chance at this new bonustion.
    — cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
  • On Tuesday, Perkins did, torching the program that didn’t take a chance on him.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Leonard’s luck took a turn Feb. 15, when a new owner decided to take a chance on him.
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • For that reason, Martial had to take a chance on himself.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Don't take a chance with the potential health risks that mold and mildew can cause you and your family.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The Rangers needed to lock down a one-run game; Bochy didn’t take a chance with a reliever more prone to walk trouble.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The perfect moment to trust my gut, to quit a job and take a chance on myself as a full-time freelance writer.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
  • But also, a lot of the time, people don’t want to take a chance on teaching someone something.
    — WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Edwards is also young enough, and presumably cheap enough, for the Pacers to take a chance on him.
    — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
  • Based on those results, take a chance on a low-scoring Game 1 in Edmonton.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The coffee chain decided to take a chance on the unique flavor, doing a test rollout to about 100 stores in the United States and Canada.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Boston Private had long been a preferred banker for these schools, willing to take a chance on them when the sector was in its infancy here.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • But his experience in the Homer community prompted him to take a chance on his own place.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022
  • The Clippers only gave up some Steve Ballmer spare change to take a chance on a veteran point guard who goes to the basket, their only needs other than some health.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • With only $200 in her savings account, Wright decided to take a chance on herself.
    — Michael Gioia, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Washington also helped persuade Luhrmann to take a chance on Butler.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • His talent might be enough to entice another team to take a chance, and maybe even send the Red Sox someone who might actually help.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Reclaiming your mojo is as good a reason as any to go somewhere new, take a chance on a new adventure, and shine for your knowledge.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Today, however, talented younger workers are far more willing to take a chance on a new firm than their parents were.
    — Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The coach who brought him in got fired after five games, and Mayfield himself went 1-5 as a starter in Carolina and was released before the season was over, unsure who next would take a chance on him.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • McGee decided to take a chance as Doncic had the same dribble pattern consecutive times.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2022
  • Recently, a Facebook ad tempted me to take a chance on an inexpensive purse on Amazon.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Questions about his lack of experience and durability could push him down the board to the Ravens, who might be thrilled to take a chance on the 21-year-old’s incredible potential.
    — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Someone will offer false information to encourage you to take a chance.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Someone will offer false information to encourage you to take a chance.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Agents, managers, lawyers, creative people, and industry executives—they’re all much more likely to take a chance on and write checks to people who have been through the SNL system first.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
  • But three days before the admissions application was due, his mother encouraged him to take a chance and apply.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022

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