Get to know Chances better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Chances meaning
plural of chance
Using Chances
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of chance
- In the example corpus, chances often appears in combinations such as: chances of, the chances, chances to.
Context around Chances
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 14 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chances
- In this selection, "chances" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scoring, highest, elevated and leitrim stand out and add context to how "chances" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and more chances to practice and and the chances of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chances" sits close to words such as ben, celebration and pitch, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chances
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I really feel we all deserve second chances, I firmly believe in second chances. (14 words)
Ilkay Gundogan wasted two late chances for manager Pep Guardiola’s team, failing to convert two headed chances. (18 words)
Chances are, someone has talked to you about how soft skills improve one's chances of getting a job. (19 words)
Cole and McMillan saw chances to double the lead from the edge of the box blocked as City were controlling the clash, but a series of loose passes in the attacking third meant the dominance wasn’t quite being converted into chances. (42 words)
In this game at least he preferred the playmaker’s role, passing up a number of half-chances to go for the telling pass, as on the first Karpat goal and two later great chances that were foiled by topnotch ‘tending. (41 words)
The top of the table clash saw plenty of intensity from both sides and while Fermanagh managed to take one of their goal chances, Leitrim will rue several chances that saw Fermanagh goalkeeper, Roisin Gleeson, make some outstanding saves. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
I really feel we all deserve second chances, I firmly believe in second chances.
Rob Edwards’ slim hopes of his team’s survival rely on making the most of chances and, equally, not presenting opponents with chances.
That said, Kauai has the highest chances for increasing shower trends with elevated chances for bands spreading to Oahu during the same time period.
We will try for the European position and it’s true we have four finals - today we play one, we are reducing our chances but we still have chances for next week.
Amid a sequence of scoring chances and zone resets, the Bruins earned two bids on high-danger scoring chances, both on Pastrnak’s breakaways.
Cole and McMillan saw chances to double the lead from the edge of the box blocked as City were controlling the clash, but a series of loose passes in the attacking third meant the dominance wasn’t quite being converted into chances.
He said: “We created some good chances and we handled the conditions well but some of the chances we missed were gilt-edged.
Ilkay Gundogan wasted two late chances for manager Pep Guardiola’s team, failing to convert two headed chances.
So, I think the chances of reversal from the current level are quite high, and the chances of a downside are low due to the strong support zone.
The expanded war chest allows players to keep on playing at some of the biggest gambling sites in the world for longer — and, more chances to practice and play means more chances to win.
The top of the table clash saw plenty of intensity from both sides and while Fermanagh managed to take one of their goal chances, Leitrim will rue several chances that saw Fermanagh goalkeeper, Roisin Gleeson, make some outstanding saves.
They missed a couple of goal-scoring chances in the first half, and ended up with a whopping eighteen missed chances in all.
Thierry Tajong Samar was the weakest link for Wanderers as he squandered two clear-cut chances in the first half, and they were left to regret as they pushed themselves out of the race despite creating numerous chances.
Throw in a few short yardage chances but other than that, he shouldn’t be getting too many more chances in this Broncos backfield.
Tottenham never truly gained control against Claudio Ranieri’s Roma, but had the chances to kill the match in the second half after they hit the woodwork on three occasions and squandered a succession of chances.
Chances are, someone has talked to you about how soft skills improve one's chances of getting a job.
In this game at least he preferred the playmaker’s role, passing up a number of half-chances to go for the telling pass, as on the first Karpat goal and two later great chances that were foiled by topnotch ‘tending.
The same wrist band will also offer 2 for 1 chances to test themselves in the skill games, doubling their chances to go home a winner with a huge soft toy prize.
This also reduces the chances of cash handling in the economy and consequently reducing chances of transmission of the virus.
We’ve done well, we knew what we were coming up against, created some chances and missed the chances.
Common combinations with chances
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- chances of 55×
- the chances 31×
- chances to 27×
- chances are 20×
- chances in 17×
- of chances 16×
- their chances 16×
- chances for 11×
- chances and 9×
- chances but 9×