Examples of 'stood a chance' in a sentence
Meaning of "stood a chance"
The phrase 'stood a chance' is often used to convey the idea that someone or something had a possibility or likelihood of success. It suggests that despite difficulties or odds stacked against them, there was still a chance for them to achieve their desired outcome
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- simple past tense and past participle of stand a chance
How to use "stood a chance" in a sentence
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stood a chance
Renny never stood a chance of getting out.
The young dinosaur never stood a chance.
Who stood a chance of taking him down.
That poor girl never stood a chance.
He might have stood a chance if he had a friend.
The happy family never stood a chance.
We never stood a chance against the rebels.
They would not have stood a chance.
We never stood a chance of winning that war.
These little ones never stood a chance.
Bury never stood a chance in this match.
Nehemiah would not have stood a chance.
Any man stood a chance against him is dead.
We wanted to show you still stood a chance.
Prohibition never stood a chance against exhibition.
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No other film in this category stood a chance.
Delonia never stood a chance with him.
We were fools to think we even stood a chance.
Cos then you stood a chance of winning.
He really believed that he stood a chance.
Nobody believed he stood a chance of winning the match.
I pity you because you never stood a chance.
We never stood a chance against them.
They could not have stood a chance.
We never stood a chance against a man who lives here.
Which is why they never stood a chance.
Not that he stood a chance with this guy.
Old man winter never stood a chance.
You actually stood a chance and you succeeded.
Security guards never stood a chance.
He would not have stood a chance in your dance competition.
The doctor said she never stood a chance.
To say he never stood a chance would be a bit wrong.
Monks and the crew never stood a chance.
They never stood a chance in hell.
Their poor frozen brains never stood a chance.
They never stood a chance with me.
At least then you might have stood a chance.
Participants stood a chance to win prizes.
We secondary pets never stood a chance.
He never stood a chance anyway.
The goalkeeper never stood a chance.
Stood a chance against my dimples.
Oatmeal raisin never stood a chance in that battle.
I stood a chance of beating.
Common woe never stood a chance.
We neνer stood a chance against the man who liνes here.
He would never have stood a chance.
We never stood a chance of winning.
That barista never stood a chance.
