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

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The New York Fed reported Thursday that, on average, U.S. consumers it polled in April put a 44% chance on the unemployment rate going higher over the next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Take a chance on some of these names.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I figger that’s so’s no one could get a clean shot at him without taking a chance on hitting Syl.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

chance on

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