half a chance

phrase

: any opportunity

If given half a chance, she could show everyone how talented she is.

Examples of half a chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But which would swallow them right up again, devour them whole, given half a chance. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Eusebio, Portugal 1966 These days, Portugal usually go into a World Cup with half a chance of winning it. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Our Ma was an artist who wasn’t given half a chance to become one. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025

On the surface, there's the sensational one that AI is evil and will wipe us all out if given half a chance. — David Szondy june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025

The Giants also have a top receiver and an offensive-minded head coach, plus a defense that can hold its own especially if given half a chance by its offense. — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Given half a chance, Matilija poppy rhizomes will send up shoots throughout your slopes or garden beds, squelching the growth of surrounding species. — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025

Audiences, the right audiences, given half a chance, would eat this up. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024

Polls show that if given half a chance, Venezuelans would overwhelmingly vote to boot Maduro from office. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024

Rhymes for half a chance

• circumstance
• esperance
• exceedance
• happenstance
• refinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance