take a chance

phrase

: to do something that could have either good or bad results

She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book.

It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take.

Examples of take a chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If your last name is Manning, teams are probably gonna be more willing to take a chance on you. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Championing genre — and adult film is its own genre — means cultivating an audience willing to take a chance on somebody else’s taste. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

But after the Tua Tagovailoa debacle, should the Dolphins take a chance with another undersized quarterback, albeit one with considerably more mobility? — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Self-consciousness has embedded itself too deeply in our collective culture, replacing the abandon needed to strive without embarrassment, or take a chance on the choice that doesn’t feel the safest. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for take a chance

• microfinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance
• romance
• circumstance
• esperance