chance
noun
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency.
was chancing
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past progressiveof chance.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I was chancing my arm seeing if I could get flying lessons,” Jean-Baptiste continues, laughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
It was chancing death, since once out of our lashings we were as exposed as if on a raft.
From Youth, a Narrative by Joseph Conrad
He was chancing a long shot, rather than taking the risk of approaching any nearer to the animals.
From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by W. Bertram Foster
However, because Ross was chancing his own neck did not mean that Karara need be drawn into immediate peril too.
From Key Out of Time by Andre Norton
