take a chance

phrase

: to do something that could have either good or bad results

She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book.

It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take.

Examples of take a chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite having only a brief description and a few photos of the property, the couple decided to take a chance and bid on a property they weren’t allowed to inspect. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026

But what actually happened was that brokers from AREA Real Estate Advisors approached Bracco to bring a second La Fetta to life, which led the Braccos and Benzel to take a chance on a second deli. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

If your last name is Manning, teams are probably gonna be more willing to take a chance on you. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Championing genre — and adult film is its own genre — means cultivating an audience willing to take a chance on somebody else’s taste. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for take a chance

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