How to Use stand a chance in a Sentence

stand a chance

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  • Ultimately, the bags didn’t stand a chance against the gushing water.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The filter basket capacity is a hefty six liters, so leaves, twigs, dirt, fine sand, algae, and bugs don't stand a chance.
    — John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Imperfections don't stand a chance against this hydrating concealer.
    — Tanya Sharma, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Matt Damon and Ryan Gosling never stood a chance against voters’ one shot to stump for the hunk behind Ilya Rozanov.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both sides now stand a chance to return to the quarter-final stage at the FIFA World Cup.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026
  • OpenAI never stood a chance of toppling the iPhone anyway, said Dave Lee in Bloomberg.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 July 2026
  • Under local preservation laws, the finds must be carefully catalogued and stored, but only the most significant pieces stand a chance of getting analyzed.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The activity now seen actually serves as a further threat to competitive balance in a division where scarcely anyone stands a chance of winning the title in the first place.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Kronosaurus could clamp down on its prey with a bite estimated at 3,370—6,070 pounds of force, meaning even a large animal like an ichthyosaur rarely stood a chance against the apex predator.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • Cyber thieves don’t stand a chance against this shoulder bag, which features three compartments and RFID protection to keep your ID, credit cards, and personal information safe.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
  • Alice craves mentorship but can’t help noting how often Nora drinks on the job; Nora, who discovers Alice having a panic attack in the bathroom, wonders whether the newbie stands a chance of making it in the Bureau.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

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