How to Use take a chance in a Sentence

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• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 31 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But his experience in the Homer community prompted him to take a chance on his own place.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022
• The Clippers only gave up some Steve Ballmer spare change to take a chance on a veteran point guard who goes to the basket, their only needs other than some health.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
• With only $200 in her savings account, Wright decided to take a chance on herself.
  — Michael Gioia, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• Washington also helped persuade Luhrmann to take a chance on Butler.
  — New York Times, 25 May 2022
• In the finale, however, James receives a call that one team has in fact decided to take a chance on him, and his dream of making it to the big leagues has been realized.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
• His talent might be enough to entice another team to take a chance, and maybe even send the Red Sox someone who might actually help.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• Reclaiming your mojo is as good a reason as any to go somewhere new, take a chance on a new adventure, and shine for your knowledge.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
• Today, however, talented younger workers are far more willing to take a chance on a new firm than their parents were.
  — Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2024
• The coach who brought him in got fired after five games, and Mayfield himself went 1-5 as a starter in Carolina and was released before the season was over, unsure who next would take a chance on him.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
• McGee decided to take a chance as Doncic had the same dribble pattern consecutive times.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2022
• Recently, a Facebook ad tempted me to take a chance on an inexpensive purse on Amazon.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024