How to Use take a chance in a Sentence
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There could be worse risks to take a chance on at this point in the draft, to be sure.
—Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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The son of Deion Sanders now waits to see who will take a chance on him in Round Two.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Given his hot start to the year, now might be a good time to take a chance on that.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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If the Pats want to take a chance on a high-ceiling player, Green could be the guy.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Pick one of the plastic eggs and take a chance by cracking it on your head.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
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Logo was the first place to take a chance on us, which at the time seemed like, ‘Oh, Logo?
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 June 2024
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Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
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To play it safe or take a chance -- that's the question the universe is asking you.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
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So, somebody was going to take a chance on him on Day 3.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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Still those who tell the lies are willing to take a chance, risking the lives of everyone in the school.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2024
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Buzz, or is Volkswagen's new EV too strange to take a chance on?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Step into the action and take a chance at this new bonustion.
—cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
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So why take a chance, no matter how small, on taking a loss?
—Tim Baker, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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Film itself, and how people will and won’t find it or take a chance on it, has changed no less.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, Perkins did, torching the program that didn’t take a chance on him.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
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Time will tell if any NFL team will want to take a chance on the longtime veteran.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Leonard’s luck took a turn Feb. 15, when a new owner decided to take a chance on him.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
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Don’t be afraid to try something different and take a chance.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
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For that reason, Martial had to take a chance on himself.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2023
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Not one store or business in his small Iowa town would take a chance on a young man born without arms.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
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Their teams of 12 are filling up fast, and no one wanted to take a chance on him, at least not this season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Don't take a chance with the potential health risks that mold and mildew can cause you and your family.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Don't take a chance with the potential health risks that mold and mildew can cause you and your family.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2022
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The Rangers needed to lock down a one-run game; Bochy didn’t take a chance with a reliever more prone to walk trouble.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
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Where the Mets would be willing to take a chance is the fact that Sugano is on an expiring contract.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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The perfect moment to trust my gut, to quit a job and take a chance on myself as a full-time freelance writer.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
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But also, a lot of the time, people don’t want to take a chance on teaching someone something.
—WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
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Trump may not want to take a chance on a major initiative that could fail to get Putin and Xi on board or break down in the middle of the process.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Edwards is also young enough, and presumably cheap enough, for the Pacers to take a chance on him.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
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This tale of style and moxie proves that opposites not only attract but can enrich the lives of anyone willing to take a chance on themselves and on true love.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2025
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