How to Use a fair shake in a Sentence

a fair shake

noun

• That’s because immigration lawyers worry people won’t get a fair shake thanks to frequent denials of bond.
  — Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
• The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake.
  — Greg Cote updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
• Under Big 12 bylaws, Texas Tech is owed a fair shake to make its argument before the conference acts against it.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
• The second is that minorities — not just black people, and not just males — often have to work twice as hard to get a fair shake in many industries because of conscious, or unconscious biases.
  — Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
• Her association feels the bill did not get a fair shake and will continue to advocate for it in California and for a federal law equivalent.
  — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026