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

For her, the helicopter and ECMO machine are more than emergency equipment but symbolized a second chance at life. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Some celebrity couples decided to give love a second chance after calling it quits. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Is everyone’s favorite Love Island USA couple giving their relationship a second chance? — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Aug. 2026

Of course, not every Y2K trend deserves a second chance, but plenty of the era’s best looks have stood the test of time. — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for second chance

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