chances (upon)

present tense third-person singular of chance (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chances (upon)
Verb
  • Gene Hackman also makes a brief appearance in the film as a blind man who encounters Frankenstein’s monster.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There, the team encounters Spider-Man (Hudson Thames) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), who is now a floating head in a jar that can fly, courtesy of Doctor Strange's cloak.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Visit the Portland Head Light for great photo ops where fall foliage meets the ocean, then explore the Children’s Garden, arboretum, and trails at Fort Williams Park.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Sisterhood Above All meets Ava, a pledge at Southern State University's Gamma sorority.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Chances (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chances%20%28upon%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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