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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The comedy, which Elba co-created with Gary Reich, follows a DJ turned nanny looking for a second chance.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Now, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, she has been given a second chance at that.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And grasping her unexpected second chance, Žižić’s powerhouse delivery would almost make Shirley Bassey proud.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
A little dog in Waco, Texas, has a second chance at life thanks to some good Samaritans and a shelter that refused to give up.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Now, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, she has been given a second chance at that.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And grasping her unexpected second chance, Žižić’s powerhouse delivery would almost make Shirley Bassey proud.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
A little dog in Waco, Texas, has a second chance at life thanks to some good Samaritans and a shelter that refused to give up.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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