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

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)

Another is that the dog may acquire the "Toho" before he has run the chance of being cowed in learning the "Drop."

From The Dog by Dinks

As I went through Leicester Square lately I was going to call and buy you some, but not knowing but you might have some I would not run the chance of buying duplicates.

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John

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)