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.

Examples of second chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To have a second chance at something is significant, especially when that thing is love. —

Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 May 2024 Idahoans kicking themselves for missing the spectacle of the overnight light show brought by the aurora borealis Friday into Saturday appear as though they’ll be treated with a second chance. —

Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024 The idea of the second chance is one… Read more Ethernal Damnation From a video statement posted in January by Eli Regalado, the pastor of an online-only Christian church based in Denver. —

Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 That new hire then tells employees that the company now understands their grievances and asks for a second chance. —

Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for second chance

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