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
It seems to me that I run the chance of playing the cat's paw with all the flame for my share.
From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
I am not a man, Miss Tressillian, to run the chance of another repulse.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
The chill of it has struck the little ones, and they do not care to run the chance of the scolding they would receive if they showed too much interest in us.
From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Carmichael, Amy
Dramatists like to depend on the programs for such information, but they run the chance that many auditors will not see the printed note.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
