sporting chance
Use Sporting chance in a sentencesporting chance
noun
an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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| sporting chance | |
noun | |
| a reasonable probability of success [syn: fair chance] |
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Sporting chance
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
If you're reading the second paragraph of this review, there's a sporting chance you've been there.
It used to be that journalists had a sporting chance of protecting their sources.
Many ranch owners keep exotic animals out of their collections or conduct hunts on grounds that give prey a sporting chance.
He has never asked any thing more than a sporting chance, and hasn't always had that.
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