Synonym: fate, likelihood, lot, luck, occasion, opening, opportunity, possibility, probability, prospect. Similar words: by chance, take a chance, enhance, change, channel, exchange, mechanic, merchant. Meaning: [tʃɑːns] n. 1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances 2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another 3. a risk involving danger 4. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible 5. the possibility of future success. v. 1. be the case by chance 2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome 3. come upon, as if by accident; meet with. adj. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance.
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121 There is little chance of her being found alive.
122 They had no chance of winning the war .
123 She left nothing to chance and got fully prepared.
124 Come off it! We don't have a chance.
125 He was given every chance to get the post.
126 We took a chance and we've won. It's very gratifying.
127 If by any chance you can't manage dinner tonight,(sentencedict.com/chance.html) perhaps we can at least have a drink together.
128 It was a chance meeting that would change my life.
129 There was really very little chance that Ben would ever have led a normal life.
130 The suspect was taken unawares, without the chance to dispose of the evidence.
131 It would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip; it's a chance of a lifetime.
132 You will have the chance to ask questions at the end.
133 Admittedly, Venice wasn't a very big place, but there was little chance of meeting her again accidentally.
134 There is some consolation for fans because the team still stands a chance of winning the local championship.
135 Travis had left the door open—she seized her chance and was through it like a shot.
136 Is there any chance that he'll get his hearing back?
137 It's the chance of a lifetime. You shouldn't miss it.
138 I applied for the job on the off chance[Sentencedict.com], but I didn't seriously expect to get it.
139 As chance would have it , the one time I wanted to see her, she wasn't in.
140 He's not the sort to leave things to chance .
141 The pair met often — at first by chance but later by design.
142 That chance meeting marked the beginning of a long and happy relationship.
143 It seemed that everyone had written off their marriage even before it had been given a proper chance.
144 There is a chance that I will see him these days.
145 Could you lend me a couple of pounds, by any chance?
146 He has probably said goodbye to his last chance of Olympic gold.
147 Going to college gave her the chance to spread her wings.
148 She saw her new job as a chance to start afresh.
149 There's not much chance of promotion in a job like that.
150 There's a fair chance that we might win this time.
More similar words: by chance, take a chance, enhance, change, channel, exchange, mechanic, merchant, mechanism, mechanical, changeable, cancel, cancer, stance, dancer, glance, unchangeable, in exchange for, romance, alliance, penance, finance, pittance, instance, advanced, entrance, balanced, substance, parlance, ancestor.