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

Once an off-ramp for those players in need of a second chance, the transfer portal is now an opportunity for high-earning talents to take in even more. — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026

As professional rivalry turns into lingering chemistry, Hildy must decide whether their story deserves a second chance or is better left in the past. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Your metallic belts or rhinestone bags from the early 2000s might be worth a second chance in the sunlight. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026

This feels like a second chance that appeared out of nowhere. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for second chance

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