fair shake

noun

: a fair chance or fair treatment

Examples of fair shake in a Sentence

it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up
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The proper building and use of toxic AI for purposes of research, assessment, and acting like a detective to uncover other societally offensive AI is a worthy approach and ought to get its fair shake at being pursued. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022 That band didn’t get their fair shake. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2021 Yet there’s a chance he can be stopped, if the West takes bold action to help ensure his domestic opposition gets a fair shake in upcoming presidential elections. John Bolton, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023 That's my favorite part of being on that side of it, is really giving the female characters a fair shake. Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for fair shake 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fair shake was in 1820

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20shake. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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