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find unexpectedly
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
she struck a goldmine
How To Use chance on In A Sentence
- You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK." — "So what?
- It's also refreshing that as a mainstream actor, he's taking a chance on a change-of-pace stint on Broadway-and playing omnisexual Peter Allen no less!
- Struggling companies, once seen as a challenge, are now often deemed too risky to take a chance on.
- Advance booking is always advisable but you can of course always take a chance on the day itself.
- You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
- The chefs de partie get that chance only when a mistake so grave is made during service that it prevents an entire plate from going out—in that case, the plate will be shuttled back behind the pass and quickly scarfed down by the spoonful. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices
- Taking a chance on the roulette wheel could lead to empty pockets
- Right now they aren't firing at me, I guess because of the tree cover, but I can't take that chance on stopping.
- You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
- You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.