chance on

VERB

meet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contact face find greet see

STRONG

accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle

WEAK

brush against bump into come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet meet face to face rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid evade let go lose shun

WEAK

cancel dodge miss

Example Sentences

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Veiga was selected and caught the eye of a scout, who decided to take a chance on him.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Options suggest investors see flows via the strait resuming soon as the most likely outcome, but they are implicitly placing a 37% chance on oil above $100 a barrel in three months, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

TV station spotted a promising young piano player and decided to give him a chance on screen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"We wanted to take the chance on the kid," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“I’d rather you stayed home, too. But I have errands to run, and I’m not taking a chance on you gallivanting off again.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

chance on

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