Sentence examples for blown a chance from inspiring English sources
He had left school at 16, run with a wild crowd for a while, and blown a chance at college.
He had blown a chance to win his first PGA Tour event three months ago on the last hole, and it seemed to be happening again.
Mr. Rove did say that he thought Mr. Kerry had blown a chance at his convention and that Mr. Bush would not do the same.
The Knicks had blown a chance to sweep the Boston Celtics, blown a clinching game at home and extended a 13-year playoff drought for another unfortunate few days.
On the losing side, the Republican Party remains shut out of the White House and has blown a chance to take over the U.S. Senate, largely because it catered to the narrow concerns of tea party zealots and social conservatives who imagined themselves as the only authentic Americans but who are, in fact, way out of step with most of the people in this country.
He was awful in Denver's loss to Buffalo, blowing a chance to win the division.
Tonight the Islanders blew a chance to revive their dying playoff hopes at Maple Leaf Garden.
Agassi blew a chance to take the second set, letting a 4-2, 40-0 lead slip away.
Vokoun settled down, but his teammates blew a chance for a power play midway through the period.
However Australia blew a chance to take control of the match when they suffered a dramatic top-order collapse.
