How to Use chance in a Sentence
- This is the chance of a lifetime!
- We didn't have much chance to talk about it.
- There's a good chance that we'll finish on time.
- If you are free tonight, is there any chance you could join me for dinner?
- Everyone deserves a fair chance of winning the award.
- Which cards you're given is simply a matter of chance.
- If you give me a chance, I know I can do a good job.
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The chance to work with his son.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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This movie was my chance to do that.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s a very good chance that’ll be true.
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NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Here’s our chance to see what could’ve been.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Maybe this was Solomon’s chance.
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Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This is your last chance, so don't miss out!
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PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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What are the chances he gets moved as soon as he’s signed?
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Aaron took the chance and called 911.
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Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The chance of an upset here is low.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Gave us a chance there in overtime.
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Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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You guys will have a chance to see that here in a few weeks.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Athletes get one chance to peak.
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Brian Mann,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2026
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Boston had a chance in the ninth, too.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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And this doesn’t happen by chance.
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Haniya Rae,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But maybe this is his chance for a breakout.
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Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Both will get a chance to impact the bullpen.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Their chance creation is healthy, too.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea have the chance to end this season on a high.
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Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There are a number of things that give them a chance.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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But, the men in pink blew two easy scoring chances.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Don't miss your chance to pick up a smartwatch for less.
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PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Richardson could have some chances to make plays through the air.
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The Indianapolis Star,
9 Sep. 2023
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There seems to be a stronger chance the latter will take place.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
- I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm.
- He couldn't chance playing with a broken toe.
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The rain chances stick around over the first week of April.
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Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Don’t leave your wholeness to chance.
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Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Rain chances for the next week are 10% or less each day.
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Scott Withers,
CBS News,
15 Nov. 2025
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Snow chances in the southern parts of our region.
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Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Rain chances for the next few days are minimal.
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Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Golden doesn’t want to leave anything to chance.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Aztecs left too much to chance by not winning enough winnable games.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Don’t leave early success to chance.
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Dr. Eric George,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Rain chances increase on Sunday as a new front heads in.
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Troy Bridges,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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Much of what followed came from refusing to leave things to chance at all.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The way Billy wrote it, there’s a better than even chance this might be it.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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The fourth line had a rare off-night in this game, getting heavily out-chanced.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There's some decent rain chances the rest of the week, so keep an umbrella handy.
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Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Royals will offer him a fresh start and chance to carve out a role in the bullpen.
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Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Rain chances for the weekend have adjusted.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Rain chances spike on Saturday.
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Scott Withers,
CBS News,
22 Nov. 2025
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Rain chances across the area are slim to none, with less than a 10% chance through Sunday.
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Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rain chances trend higher over the weekend ahead of an incoming cold front.
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Shane Hinton,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rain chances trend even higher through the first half of the upcoming workweek.
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Shane Hinton,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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If storm chances increase, widespread heat impacts would be lessened.
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Stacey Duford,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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