How to Use take a chance in a Sentence

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  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes, a tiger is hungry enough to take a chance with a bear.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • To play it safe or take a chance -- that's the question the universe is asking you.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Step into the action and take a chance at this new bonustion.
    — cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • On Tuesday, Perkins did, torching the program that didn’t take a chance on him.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Time will tell if any NFL team will want to take a chance on the longtime veteran.
    — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • Leonard’s luck took a turn Feb. 15, when a new owner decided to take a chance on him.
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • For that reason, Martial had to take a chance on himself.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 31 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, 11 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The Rangers needed to lock down a one-run game; Bochy didn’t take a chance with a reliever more prone to walk trouble.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • But also, a lot of the time, people don’t want to take a chance on teaching someone something.
    — WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Trump may not want to take a chance on a major initiative that could fail to get Putin and Xi on board or break down in the middle of the process.
    — Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Edwards is also young enough, and presumably cheap enough, for the Pacers to take a chance on him.
    — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
  • Based on those results, take a chance on a low-scoring Game 1 in Edmonton.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Now’s the perfect time to take a chance on wide-leg jeans, considering this pair now comes in under $60.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Cardinals could take a chance on him knowing they may be forced to trade Nolan Arenado soon.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Many of these screenings still have tickets available or there will be rush lines for those willing to take a chance on getting in.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The coffee chain decided to take a chance on the unique flavor, doing a test rollout to about 100 stores in the United States and Canada.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The most compelling reason for a prospective employer or client to take a chance on you is that someone who does have a track record vouches for you.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Francis owns that movie because nobody would take a chance on it, even after The Godfather.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The legal system is broken, and businesses can’t take a chance in getting caught up in this quicksand.
    — Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Boston Private had long been a preferred banker for these schools, willing to take a chance on them when the sector was in its infancy here.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023

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