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.

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Any loss worth up to $1,500 triggers a full refund in bonus bets, giving you a second chance at a big payout. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 It would be overseen by Cincinnati Works, a local non-profit whose work focuses on giving people a second chance. —

Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024 Orianna Fielding, chief sustainability advisor and program director of the Sustainable Design China Summit is the person who lured me to this city that never sleeps for a second chance. —

Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024 The Supreme Court’s intervention would prevent many impacted voters from having a second chance at participating in the election, as some Pennsylvania counties do not permit voters to cure such technical errors. —

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second chance

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