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 an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
Mater Dei’s boys basketball team is making the most of that second chance.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
But an Irish knock-on rubbed out a try for Jack Conan, and the second chance was turned over by Mann.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In Kentucky, Indiana and some other states, players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
Mater Dei’s boys basketball team is making the most of that second chance.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
But an Irish knock-on rubbed out a try for Jack Conan, and the second chance was turned over by Mann.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In Kentucky, Indiana and some other states, players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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