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chance on
Idioms and Phrases
Also, chance upon . Happen upon, find or meet accidentally, as in In Paris we chanced on a wonderful little restaurant , or Andrew chanced upon his karate teacher in the health-food store . [Mid-1500s]Example Sentences
Bowen shot off target a couple of times and created a handful of chances on the right, but again did not set the world alight.
“It took enormous courage and bravery on all their parts and taking a chance on me. It’s a real chance,” she said.
But a bogey on 14 checked his progress and he missed birdie chances on the 15th and 16th holes as he played the last four holes in level par.
Dobbins said in January he hoped to return after the Chargers took a chance on him after significant Achilles tendon and knee injuries.
The idea is to pare back the number of barred owls — which originally hail from the Eastern U.S. — to give the beleaguered spotted owls a fighting chance on their home turf.
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