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chance it
Take the risk or hazard of, as in I don't know if there's a later bus but let's chance it. The verb to chance alone was so used for a time, as in Let's just chance the rain—I'm not buying a new umbrella! [Late 1800s] Also see take a chance.
Example Sentences
For a chance, it may be worth considering it.
"I've never seen him so happy with this chance. It was massive for his career. It was going really well. They wanted him back next year. Everyone just loved him."
The faulty gene is carried on the maternal line so there is a 50:50 chance it will be passed to affected women's children.
“Every time we make a plan I know there’s only a 50% chance it will actually happen,” she said.
There is also a chance it will rain on the president’s parade, with thunderstorms, lightning and flash flooding forecast for the district.
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