take a chance
idiom
: to do something that could have either good or bad results
She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book.
It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take.
Examples of take a chance in a Sentence
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Someone will offer false information to encourage you to take a chance.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 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
Recently, a Facebook ad tempted me to take a chance on an inexpensive purse on Amazon.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, one of the people who did was Margaret Loesch, a former head of Marvel Productions, who had left to launch the Fox Children’s Network and persuaded her bosses to take a chance on the show.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The mutant teammates regularly sold out at comic book shops, but no network executive wanted to take a chance on the oddball characters — until Margaret Loesch became president of Fox Kids.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Then take a chance with a bold, ashy color like hairstylist Cherin Choi's client.
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This look by hairstylist Jaye Edwards is a stunning example of subtle ombré hair color that starts darkest at the roots and gets progressively lighter at the tips.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
With so many hits and accolades under her belt, Knight didn't have to take a chance on The Masked Singer, which had never been done before in the U.S.
—EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 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
Recently, a Facebook ad tempted me to take a chance on an inexpensive purse on Amazon.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, one of the people who did was Margaret Loesch, a former head of Marvel Productions, who had left to launch the Fox Children’s Network and persuaded her bosses to take a chance on the show.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The mutant teammates regularly sold out at comic book shops, but no network executive wanted to take a chance on the oddball characters — until Margaret Loesch became president of Fox Kids.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Then take a chance with a bold, ashy color like hairstylist Cherin Choi's client.
09 of 18
Face-Framing Ombré
This look by hairstylist Jaye Edwards is a stunning example of subtle ombré hair color that starts darkest at the roots and gets progressively lighter at the tips.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
With so many hits and accolades under her belt, Knight didn't have to take a chance on The Masked Singer, which had never been done before in the U.S.
—EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
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