Sentence examples for chances lost from inspiring English sources
Nick Clegg is no more; nor is Nigel Farage, who will pour himself a pint of beer and muse on chances lost; nor is Ed Miliband, who must be asking himself, not for the first time, whether it was quite such a good idea to fight for the crown of the Labour Party with his brother, David.
His painting "For the Track" (1895), with its torn racing posters, worn-out horseshoe and rose-colored jockey's cap hung on a weathered wall, is an elegy to chances lost, an emblem of fleeting time passing and a hint of painterly realism's more sober, speculative side.
DR Congo, who struggled to create chances, lost captain Youssouf Mulumbu, the West Brom midfielder, to a possible hamstring injury in the first half.
He added: "I don't think it was a chance lost at all.
We have been warned once, and we have been warned twice, and now this is our last chance, lose this and we are out.
There won't be a lot of chances for touch-ups unless you want to chance losing your place in the crowd.
Williams reckoned he had chances, but lost in straight sets.
The Greeks got lucky when Germany squandered chances, but lost anyway, 4-2.
On all three chances, Serena Williams lost control of a wobbly forehand.
While Rivera flourished, the other closers all either botched save chances or lost a game.
