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take chances

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

    "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

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  1. take chances

    To "take chances" generally refers to the act of doing something with an uncertain outcome, usually involving a degree of risk or danger. It can involve making decisions or taking actions where the consequences aren't fully known or guaranteed, often with the possibility of gaining a significant reward or advantage. It's associated with being adventurous, daring, or willing to step out of one's comfort zone.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take chances in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take chances in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of take chances in a Sentence

  1. Lot Chakonza:

    Don't be fooled, God does not take chances.

  2. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

    Strength is the ability to obviously to others guide your intentions and not take chances or flexibility with that which you originally aimed to fortify with your own inner divine love.

  3. Stephen King:

    His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, but his father only shook his head slowly and puffed his pipe and said that sometimes old stories had a grain or two of truth in them and it was best not to take chances. It was why, he said, he crossed himself whenever a black cat crossed his path.

  4. Walter Anderson:

    Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

  5. Danny DeVito:

    It's fun to be on the edge. I think you do your best work when you take chances, when you're not safe, when you're not in the middle of the road, at least for me, anyway.

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