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.
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From a video statement posted in January by Eli Regalado, the pastor of an online-only Christian church based in Denver.
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Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
That new hire then tells employees that the company now understands their grievances and asks for a second chance.
—Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
That new hire then tells employees that the company now understands their grievances and asks for a second chance.
—Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for second chance
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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