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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He was taken in by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office Paws and Stripes College, a program that gives homeless pups a second chance at life by training them as therapy dogs, in April 2022.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Though he was recalled to the active roster three more times during the regular season, Wiles was never given a second chance against big-league batters.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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 Nov. 2025
Father offers Kwei a second chance to finish the assignment, but Kwei chooses to save his brother instead.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Though he was recalled to the active roster three more times during the regular season, Wiles was never given a second chance against big-league batters.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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 Nov. 2025
Father offers Kwei a second chance to finish the assignment, but Kwei chooses to save his brother instead.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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