have a shot at
Example Sentences
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I knew the only way I’d have a shot at becoming a successful writer was if I kept writing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
“He’s telling stories about people out here, who don’t really have a shot at getting their stories heard very often.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Executives have a shot at reassuring the market on Thursday, when the company reports its third quarter results, but analysts aren’t optimistic.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
To have a shot at keeping the zoae alive and thriving, Akers said, “I had to re-create the ocean”—in her house in Lockport, New York, 500 miles from the Atlantic.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
Today, anyone may have a shot at becoming a United States Supreme Court justice or a CEO, and there are more and more self-made billionaires.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
