fair shake
Example Sentences
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“They're just interested in making sure that everybody's got a fair shake to get to it.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025
We need a fair shake because this is the biggest fight in heavyweight history.
From BBC • May 16, 2024
“You want your client to have a fair shake here, just as DA does. I will do my levelheaded best to make sure that happens.”
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2024
He has fought for a half-century for “Let It Be” to get a second look and, in his mind, a fair shake.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024
The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
