by a fluke
Example Sentences
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A seven-year-old boy is in danger of losing sight in one eye because of an undiagnosed condition that was only picked up by a "fluke appointment" at the optician's.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
That’s how I got to the 1969 MLB All-Star Game at RFK Stadium — by a fluke.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2018
And by a fluke of fate and a consequence of math, the voters here will likely decide the balance of power in the state Legislature.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2017
Khanga said her grandfather escaped being nabbed by the secret police by a fluke.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2014
Havin' got in with the easy-money bunch by a fluke in the first place, he wa'n't a man who could come back.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Ford, Sewell
