sporting chance

NOUN

good chance

Synonyms

WEAK

betting proposition flip of the coin gambler's chance good possibility hazard of the die luck of the draw matter of chance throw of the dice toss of the coin toss-up

Example Sentences

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"We must get back to giving women a level playing field to compete. We need to give women a sporting chance."

From BBC

That melody at least has a sporting chance of finding some sympathetic ears.

From The Guardian

It’s giving your children neutral names that don’t identify them as Christians in hopes they’ll have a sporting chance of progress in the mainly Muslim nation.

From Washington Times

It's giving your children neutral names that don't identify them as Christians in hopes they'll have a sporting chance of progress in the mainly Muslim nation.

From Fox News

Even a scoreless draw or 1-0 defeat would leave them a sporting chance before a second leg against a Peru side that could conceivably buckle under the potentially crippling weight of national expectation back home.

From The Guardian