Example Sentences

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This novel of second chances is openly therapeutic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Haig, 50, who survived addiction and a suicide attempt in his 20s, says second chances are central to his writing for a simple reason: “Because I had one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It is often said that the US is "the land of second chances".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Kushner had a strong interest in mercy and second chances.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

She felt, in his arms, the way she had in his mind: exquisite, and all he knew was gladness and second chances and the magic of possibility.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor