fair shake
nounDefinition of fair shake
: a fair chance or fair treatment
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Synonyms & Antonyms for fair shake
Synonyms
Antonyms
inequity, injustice, raw deal, wrong
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Examples of fair shake in a Sentence
it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up
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This gives restaurants a fair shake by allowing them a little time to find their footing. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "7 questions answered: How we report and write restaurant reviews, dining lists and more," 22 July 2019 Despite Trump's repeated assertions that the high court would give him the fair shake he was repeatedly denied by lower court judges, the Supreme Court blocked the census citizenship question for now, a significant setback. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court in transition: Conservatives ascendant but Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh prove unpredictable," 19 June 2019 Fast food companies, say, would send representatives to meet with union officials and other worker representatives, and hammer out a deal that ensures workers get a fair shake. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The emerging plan to save the American labor movement," 9 Apr. 2018 Chandler voters will decide on city leaders this year, but some worry independent voters aren't getting a fair shake. — Jerod Macdonald-evoy, azcentral, "Are independent voters being left out of city elections?," 26 Mar. 2018 The data is worth thinking about as the 2018 Winter Olympics get started: are all athletes really getting a fair shake? — Tamara Fuentes, Cosmopolitan, "Controversial Study Alleges Favoritism, Scoring Irregularities By Olympic Figure Skating Judges," 7 Feb. 2018 American chicken gets a fair shake in Europe, and French brandy flows freely here. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Trump's trade war could threaten US pickup production and jobs," 13 July 2018 The productivity data present something of a muddle even if he is given a fair shake. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Trump’s Unfinished Business," 6 June 2018 Why, realistically, do GMDM and Yost dislike Hunter Dozier and refuse to give him a fair shake? — Maria Torres, kansascity, "Royals mailbag: The bullpen mess, an ineffective offense and what's next for Karns | The Kansas City Star," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fair shake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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