fighting chance

Example Sentences

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"We have a fighting chance to reduce plastics because it's very much a contemporary issue."

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

And so I have taken it upon myself to personally track down the responsible parties at “corporate” and beg them to give their employees in the supermarket a fighting chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The hope is the snake’s new, higher profile in California can give it a fighting chance at avoiding extinction.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

You’ve set up your finances for longevity and, by reducing financial stress from your life, you’ve given yourself a fighting chance.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

I hadn’t doused the fires, merely slowed them down enough to give the townsfolk and their buckets a fighting chance.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss