run the chance

Example Sentences

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Fog, strong summer winds, the churning currents of the English Channel, make it far more risky than crossing the Atlantic, where at least yachts do not run the chance of going aground.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of course, though, had the Germans opened fire on the professor from their trenches, they would have run the chance of killing their own three men, captives though the latter were.

From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Young, Clarence

I was not sure whether you would come this way, Martin, but I thought I would run the chance.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

Mentally he cursed the prudent cowardice of Daniel, who, having arranged this situation, had left him to run the chance of disgrace and defeat alone.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton

But he could leave them where they are and run the chance of finding them when he gets out.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)