fair shake
Example Sentences
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Covid destroyed Root's team, and there are other reasons why Root might also feel he didn't get a fair shake first time around.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” the actor added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“They're just interested in making sure that everybody's got a fair shake to get to it.”
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
For all that he and other merchants have contributed to local culture and commerce, and the city treasury, he says he wants a fair shake in return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
