Raymond J. Williams, the board's executive secretary, told a reporter, "We tried to give the guy [Arnold] a fair shake."
Source: wiktionary
Fair shake
Synonyms for "fair shake" (37 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
fair-mindednessfairnessfifty-fiftygood sportsmanshiphalf a chanceknotted scoreneck-and-neck raceoddsphoto finishproper thingsame
Related words (18)
six of one and half a dozen of the othersportsmanlikenesssportsmanlinesssportsmanshipsquare dealsquare oddsstalematestandoffthe fair thingthe handsome thingthe proper thingthe sametietosstoss uptoss-uptouch and gotweedledum and tweedledee
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
"America is not ideologically racist. Americans are willing to give people a fair shake."
Source: wiktionary
The average citizen in the republic wants to go to bed at night and feel that Catholics in Northern Ireland are receiving a fair shake.
Source: wiktionary
A vast network of fathers’ groups, labour lawyers, bloggers and social advocates rallied to his cause, forcing a national conversation about whether caregiving fathers were getting a fair shake.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.