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“Chance” or “Chants”

chance / chants are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

chance ch·AE·n·s

  • nouna risk involving danger.
  • verbbe the case by chance.

chants ch·AE·n·t·s

  • nouna repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone.
  • verbrecite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.
Usage

Examples in context

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“chance”

  • …attitudes constantly irritated Jake and Chance, but they were absent from…
  • …salvage yard that Jake and Chance work in.
  • …an apology from Jake and Chance for when their vigilantism took…
  • …Asai whom he met by chance at a disco.
  • …that this was his last chance to run for president and…
  • Chance is also the more daring…
  • When Jake and Chance were Enforcers, they were kicked…
  • …"I gave him [Pacquiao] a chance, up to 14 days out.
  • …popular Eisenhower had the best chance of beating the Democrats.
  • …the continent and had no chance of countering Prussia's military or…

“chants”

  • …songs, including "Leave Us Alone", chants about Selassie I are heard.
  • …works to traditional hymns and chants.
  • …WCW's alleged use of pre-recorded chants in Goldberg's usual entrance) and…
  • …for the antiphons and other chants.
  • …long séjour et par mes chants).
  • …drums, trap snares and vocal chants and has been described by…
  • …sur le dialecte et les chants populaires de la Sardaigne) in…
  • …Containing Anthems, Motets, Hymn Tunes, Chants, and Services for the Various…
  • …on albums like Passages and Chants of India.
  • Chants des Renaissances Italiennes et Polonaises…

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