chanced

past tense of chance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chanced Despite constantly losing and chasing the game, Vancouver was still soundly outshot, out-chanced and exposed at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The Sharks, per Natural Stat Trick, out-chanced the Islanders 29-15 at even strength, with the high-danger chances being listed at 18-7 in San Jose’s favor. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanced
Verb
  • Arizona’s Taiwanese immigrants have risked a lot in coming to America, staking their futures on a new project in an unknown place at a time of extreme nativist backlash.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The company had previously said a penalty in the billions of dollars risked violating its constitutional rights to due process and protection from excessive fines.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If Boise State’s offense got rolling, there would likely be no stopping it — and that’s exactly what happened.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
  • They were told that the plane was blown over by wind, and that the aircraft was parked in its stall when the incident happened.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • On a brisk October morning, a coyote ventured onto a mound of dirt in Agoura Hills and inadvertently became a pioneer.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The two were among just a handful of competitors who ventured below the dam.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There was talk of anchoring the ship as part of a waterfront development in a major city.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • During the conversation, the comedian and award-winning podcaster shared that there was one specific guest who left her in awe.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The state also does not handle every single freeway crash, so its count could be lower than what has occurred.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Simpson attributed this, at least in part, to the federal immigration enforcement activity that occurred last school year as part of Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Chanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanced. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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