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

And Fairbanks, a Howard County native who lives in Columbia, has a second chance at a United States Golf Association event 31 years after his first attempt. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026

After her owner passed away in March 2026, Pumpkin found a second chance with SPCA Cincinnati's CEO Chris Seelbach. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for second chance

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