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run the chance

VERB

risk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compromise defy endanger imperil jeopardize

STRONG

adventure beard brave chance confront dare encounter face gamble hazard jeopardy meet menace peril plunge speculate tackle venture wager

WEAK

be caught short defy danger expose to danger go out of one's depth hang by a thread leap before looking leave to luck play with fire put in jeopardy run the risk skate on thin ice take a flyer take a header take a plunge take on take the liberty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

avoid be careful design dodge hide neglect plan retreat run away

WEAK

be certain

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

“We shall have to make for the nearest port, I fear, after all, or run the chance of starving,” said Adair.

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

He can't run the chance of smashing into the planetary system at the speed he's going.

From Empire by Simak, Clifford D.

Instances have been known of his burrowing under ground to procure the bait from a trap, rather than run the chance of being caught above.

From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

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

run the chance

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