How to Use stand a chance in a Sentence

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• But with the right techniques and products, those pesky white streaks and cloudy spots don’t stand a chance.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
• Ultimately, the bags didn’t stand a chance against the gushing water.
  — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
• The filter basket capacity is a hefty six liters, so leaves, twigs, dirt, fine sand, algae, and bugs don't stand a chance.
  — John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
• Throw in a Black Equalizer, and enemies hiding in the shadows won’t stand a chance.
  — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
• With time, the plants root themselves deeply into the earth, but thanks to the pebbly barrier on top, weed seeds carried in by wind or wing don’t stand a chance.
  — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026
• Imperfections don't stand a chance against this hydrating concealer.
  — Tanya Sharma, InStyle, 4 July 2026
• Yes, the Dolphins don’t stand a chance on paper but when the two sides line up, Miami takes this one, also proving this team can win in the cold.
  — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
• But a program that requires enrollment in advance and manual review doesn’t stand a chance against an attack that starts on a Friday night.
  — Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
• Matt Damon and Ryan Gosling never stood a chance against voters’ one shot to stump for the hunk behind Ilya Rozanov.
  — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
• Both sides now stand a chance to return to the quarter-final stage at the FIFA World Cup.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026
• OpenAI never stood a chance of toppling the iPhone anyway, said Dave Lee in Bloomberg.
  — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 July 2026
• In the churning, deep waters of the Bay of All Saints, conventional construction equipment doesn’t stand a chance.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
• But without an energized base, Republicans don’t stand a chance, said longtime pollster Frank Luntz.
  — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
• Under local preservation laws, the finds must be carefully catalogued and stored, but only the most significant pieces stand a chance of getting analyzed.
  — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
• The activity now seen actually serves as a further threat to competitive balance in a division where scarcely anyone stands a chance of winning the title in the first place.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
• Dawn Powerwash Dish Spray Stuck-on food and grime don’t stand a chance against Dawn Powerwash Dish Spray.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
• But the continuation of sport fish stocking means the razorback sucker doesn’t stand a chance of recovering, even with expensive interventions.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2026
• Unless the environmental community succeeds with litigation to block it, Gunnison sage-grouse don’t stand a chance.
  — Ted Williams, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026
• Kronosaurus could clamp down on its prey with a bite estimated at 3,370—6,070 pounds of force, meaning even a large animal like an ichthyosaur rarely stood a chance against the apex predator.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
• Antonelli never stood a chance to keep Norris back, but the fashion of the decisive overtake — a brave sweep around the outside at Turn 1, hanging on at the edge of the track and then pulling clear at exit — was telling.
  — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
• Athletic programs unable to raise the bill’s nearly $50 million annually allowed for college athlete compensation under the legislation won’t stand a chance.
  — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
• Cyber thieves don’t stand a chance against this shoulder bag, which features three compartments and RFID protection to keep your ID, credit cards, and personal information safe.
  — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
• Alice craves mentorship but can’t help noting how often Nora drinks on the job; Nora, who discovers Alice having a panic attack in the bathroom, wonders whether the newbie stands a chance of making it in the Bureau.
  — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – all stand a chance of winning as the category has been designated as an area award, meaning that multiple shows could potentially win.
  — Peter White, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026