How to Use fair chance in a Sentence

fair chance

noun
  • Did Jeremiah get a fair chance?
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Those hoping to see the comet have a fair chance of spotting it in the next few days.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
  • People might find honesty a relief -- give them a fair chance to work with you.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In this future, every human has a fair chance to survive and thrive.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The ultimate goal is to help every child have a family and a fair chance at life.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Legal observers saw the appeal as having a fair chance of success.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Simple math requires fair chance hiring—and training.
    — Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the progress was the natural result of women getting a fair chance to compete.
    — Meaghen Brown, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2017
  • On the plus side, there is a fair chance Trump won’t be booed by the crowd, although all bets are off on his falling asleep.
    — Greg Cote june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
  • Ease into the workouts to help minimize muscle soreness and give things a fair chance.
    — Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Streamlining the expungement process will help ensure more people have a fair chance in life.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
  • So there’s a certain level of respect, giving everything a fair chance.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Four districts are competitive, where either party has a fair chance of winning them.
    — Andrew Hahn, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
  • As a recruitment strategy, fair chance hiring is smart business.
    — Brian Fabes, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Instagram users flooded the video with tears as the nervous rescue dogs had been given up on before getting a fair chance.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • If recent legislative developments are any sign, this stands a fair chance of being passed into law.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The other four districts are competitive, where either party has a fair chance of winning them.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • Mostly cloudy skies are anticipated today with a fair chance of showers past mid-morning.
    — Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The intent was to keep partisan politics out of the courts where precedents are made and to give every able lawyer a fair chance to apply.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Islam and his colleagues demanded a fair chance for everyone instead.
    — Verena Hölzl, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Given Dyche’s style, fans can expect Forest to have a fair chance of staying up this season.
    — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Voters shared mixed opinions about whether the state is doing enough to ensure that its Black residents have a fair chance to succeed.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Maintaining this funding gives young people, regardless of their background, a fair chance at success.
    — Edgar Alas, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
  • But the Raiders also hadn't built up the rest of the roster to give whichever quarterback was taking snaps a fair chance to succeed.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Whether in remote villages or bustling cities, patients deserve accurate information and a fair chance at a healthy life.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The state is one of at least eight, including Texas, considering new or expanded fair chance hiring laws this year.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • This could mean simplifying the paperwork needed and giving incentives to people who haven't had a fair chance to do so in the past.
    — Britney Porter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Add the index funds that simply track the market, and there is a fair chance some of this debt has already found its way into your pension, even if nobody put the choice to you.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Millions of people who live, work, and pay taxes here should have a fair chance to earn legal status and stability for their families.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Barnes said the school system will take the feedback to see which items will join the menu and work to adjust policies and procedures so local farmers and vendors have a fair chance.
    — Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024

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