Example Sentences

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Tadpoles become toads, and, in tales such as this one, metaphorical toads can be — whether through will, chance, or wishes — transformed into something else.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Blake, a landmark ruling the court issued the following month that will chance criminal justice in Washington forever.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2021

“You have such faith in your people, I will chance it this once.”

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Mayhap some aspiring dust-man, in whose mind smolders untaught genius, will chance upon it.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

"He knows no one will chance it," answered the grocer from Merchant Street.

From Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery by Verne, Jules