second chance

noun

: an opportunity to try something again after failing one time

I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance.

Examples of second chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million. —Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 12 May 2024

During the season 6 reunion of Love is Blind, co-host Lachey, 50, revealed that Jessica Vestal, Micah Lussier and Izzy Zapata would earn a second chance at love on Perfect Match. —Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024

The Beatles’ most controversial movie is finally getting a second chance. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024

The Peregrine lander never made it to the moon, but a second chance for the U.S. came a month later. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024

The trainers of horses found with methamphetamine in their bodies shouldn’t get a second chance. —Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024

Either the quality of the initial clearance isn’t good enough, or Sporting KC doesn’t close down the second chance that comes from it. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024

Melissa’s Second Chances is a nonprofit animal rescue in Shawnee that finds homes and safe refuge for animals in need of a second chance to be a beloved family pet. —Teryn Jones and, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024

Helping inmates start and run their own businesses affords them a second chance in the workforce and in society. —Brian Hamilton, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024