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.

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The actor, who stars alongside Kidman in Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness, recently revealed during an interview on One On One with Kris Fade how his costar encouraged him to take a chance and reach out to Sheridan about joining the cast of Landman. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for take a chance

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