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, 27 Dec. 2025
Koolaburra by Ugg Burree Platform Slippers If Santa didn’t leave these under your tree, consider this your second chance.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 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, 25 Dec. 2025
The two are getting a second chance at love in their later years.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Dec. 2025
Koolaburra by Ugg Burree Platform Slippers If Santa didn’t leave these under your tree, consider this your second chance.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 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, 25 Dec. 2025
The two are getting a second chance at love in their later years.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 23 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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