How to Use fighting chance in a Sentence

fighting chance

noun

• That left him tied for 20th among the 72 players in the morning wave, and gave him a fighting chance to make the cut.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• The next Congress has it in its power to give them a fighting chance.
  — David Chavern, National Review, 28 Dec. 2020
• The parent who wrote the letter sees through it, at least -- that gives them a fighting chance.
  — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• His goals will give them a fighting chance of staying up.
  — SI.com, 10 July 2019
• The party of the common man (and woman) still has a fighting chance to win back their votes.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
• The team’s pitching is superb and should give the A’s a fighting chance against anyone.
  — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 28 Sep. 2020
• Auburn wasn’t able to capitalize on it in the 21-14 loss, but the defense gave it a fighting chance to beat the No.
  — Giana Han, al, 17 Nov. 2019
• That is not to say that Sondheim doesn’t give Bernstein’s score a fighting chance.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
• The latter gives the Pistons a fighting chance every night.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
• All of it is connected, and all of it deserves a fighting chance.
  — Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• The fact that Cincinnati gained enough respect to start the year ranked No. 8 gives it a fighting chance to become the first G5 team to make the playoff.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• The round-the-clock care, funded by the zoo’s members, is giving Captain a fighting chance.
  — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• So much so that in games that would be chalked up as a loss without a thought, Brissett may give the Browns a fighting chance.
  — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
• But the way the PGA has set up the course — at least so far — means he's got more than just a fighting chance going into the weekend.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
• Still, Manchin at least had a fighting chance at holding his Senate seat for Democrats in 2024.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• But those that meet labor benchmarks can claim $15 per MWh and may stand a fighting chance.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
• Ceramic nests could help to give these beloved seabirds a fighting chance.
  — Ryan Truscott, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
• And Alabama raced out to its big lead, and the Fighting Irish never had much of a fighting chance.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2021
• Netflix will need to work its campaign magic to give it a fighting chance.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
• The time spent when everyone else is not focused on them gives them a fighting chance when things get good.
  — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• Vallabh and many like her whose fate hangs on the folds of a protein might finally have a fighting chance.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2019
• In the Big 12, however, every team has a fighting chance.
  — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
• Krychowiak was the hero turned villain as his header gave his side a fighting chance to rescue a point in the dying embers of the game.
  — SI.com, 19 June 2018
• One solution for these tough shady spots is to have an arborist thin the canopy of the shade tree to let in more sunlight and give the grass a fighting chance.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
• Both are capable, but both have to improve to give the Angels a fighting chance at the playoffs.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• The senator from Vermont explains why the left still has a fighting chance.
  — Elizabeth Bruenig, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
• That would have ensured there was no way for the season to end without a fighting chance at Petco Park.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
• His 211 yards and two touchdowns gashed the Mountaineers and gave Oklahoma a fighting chance.
  — Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2022
• But in the last few years, researchers have discovered flaws in these top-level AI Go algorithms that give humans a fighting chance.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
• Turkey is the latest country to raise customs duty rates and reduce de minimis in hopes of giving local e-tailers a fighting chance against the likes of Shein and Temu.
  — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024