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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His first chance on cup final day hit the back of the net.

From BBC • May 23, 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

But the team, and in particular Gwen Lagrue, its driver-development adviser, felt it was worth taking a chance on the teenager, having signed him in 2017 after watching him race in “minis” at age 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Take a chance on some of these names.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I had thought of making the trip to Anilin and tracking her down, of meeting her by chance on the road again, of her coming to find me at the University.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

chance on

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