second chance
noun
: an opportunity to try something again after failing one time
I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance.
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On their new Prime Video series The Bondsman, which premiered on Thursday, April 3, Bacon and Nettles play exes who get a second chance at reconnection.
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People Staff, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The group finds homes and safe refuge for animals in need of a second chance to be beloved family pets.
—Amber Barron and, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
This is about second chances: Those who earn a second chance deserve to receive it without red tape blocking the way forward.
—Michael Pfleger, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
That means many of us carry the potential to give a child a second chance — without impacting our own well-being in the process.
—Melanie Sniff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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People Staff, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The group finds homes and safe refuge for animals in need of a second chance to be beloved family pets.
—Amber Barron and, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
This is about second chances: Those who earn a second chance deserve to receive it without red tape blocking the way forward.
—Michael Pfleger, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
That means many of us carry the potential to give a child a second chance — without impacting our own well-being in the process.
—Melanie Sniff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for second chance
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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