take a chance

idiom

: 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

Choosing a board chair often points to the lack of options among top executives, or at least the risk tolerance a company needs to take a chance on a CEO at a time of economic and geopolitical upheaval. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026

The question is whether another Premier League team will be prepared to take a chance on the former England forward. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026

Robotic vacuum cleaners and electric floor cleaners always end up in thrift stores after being unused in a home, and are usually priced low enough to take a chance on at the thrift store. —Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026

His positive traits — quick processor and high football IQ as the result of being a coach’s son — could force a quarterback-needy team to take a chance on him during the later rounds. —Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for take a chance

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