fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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But a patient approach drew enough baserunners to give Braintree a fighting chance, and Michael Ryan hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning to deliver an emotional win.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
Scientific advice suggests mako mortality needs to drop by 60% to give the species a fighting chance.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the Salmon People, as the Pacific Northwest nations call themselves, the need to give fish a fighting chance is urgent.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Laura Muller started looking for a new job in 2023 to give her dream of starting a family a fighting chance.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
Scientific advice suggests mako mortality needs to drop by 60% to give the species a fighting chance.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the Salmon People, as the Pacific Northwest nations call themselves, the need to give fish a fighting chance is urgent.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Laura Muller started looking for a new job in 2023 to give her dream of starting a family a fighting chance.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fighting chance
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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