second chance

noun

: an opportunity to try something again after failing one time

I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance.

Examples of second chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the end, however, Mary escapes the train and is given a second chance to live. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

But having a second chance with the band, and everybody was so fun to hang out with. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

More than 50 dogs rescued from a Texas ranch traveled thousands of miles to find a second chance in the Philadelphia region. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Donalds acknowledged that the program gave him a second chance at life but defended his sponsorship of the bill that will limit such benefits. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for second chance

• circumstance
• esperance
• exceedance
• happenstance
• refinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance