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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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 7 Sep. 2025
Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Sep. 2025
Just as Alexis Bellino flubbed her second chance by aligning herself too closely with Johnny J, an Ed Hardy snapback that refuses to die, Gretchen is ruining hers by trying to relitigate things from the Obama Administration.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
From giving me a second chance in life to pushing me every day to be great.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 7 Sep. 2025
Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Sep. 2025
Just as Alexis Bellino flubbed her second chance by aligning herself too closely with Johnny J, an Ed Hardy snapback that refuses to die, Gretchen is ruining hers by trying to relitigate things from the Obama Administration.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
From giving me a second chance in life to pushing me every day to be great.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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