How to Use take a chance in a Sentence

take a chance

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  • This is not the day to push boundaries or take a chance.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Could someone take a chance on either late in the first?
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Brown will be betting a team will take a chance on him and get one more shot.
    Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Pick one of the plastic eggs and take a chance by cracking it on your head.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Step into the action and take a chance at this new bonustion.
    cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Don’t be afraid to try something different and take a chance.
    Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • To play it safe or take a chance -- that's the question the universe is asking you.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Not willing to take a chance on securing a turkey?
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This will give the club more flexibility to take a chance on a top high-school prospect.
    Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
  • 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
  • That changed after his brother-in-law urged him to take a chance on his passion for fashion.
    Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • His success in Triple-A this year could entice a team to take a chance on him.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Untraumatized bees are more likely to take a chance.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Still, under 1% feels like good odds for taxpayers willing to take a chance.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Cowboys take a chance on a player who could prove to be a lockdown corner.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Buzz, or is Volkswagen's new EV too strange to take a chance on?
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ramos seems to be the type of player Cleveland could take a chance on for a minimal trade cost.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • On Tuesday, Perkins did, torching the program that didn’t take a chance on him.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Rios hopes that his combination of length and speed will be enough for a team to take a chance on his potential.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
  • 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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