fluke

Example Sentences

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But here they proved victory over Hull KR was no fluke and it could prove a season of surprises for the Knights, while the Airlie Birds contemplated a second successive defeat.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Proving it was no fluke, it was the second time in three months that big-serving Rybakina has beaten the world number one.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Maybe this can be a fluke one-year plunge to the bottom and the climb back up can begin, aided by coaches who recognize their job is to teach lessons in basketball, life and college preparation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

As Short says in “Starring Dick Van Dyke,” being in a hit TV show is a fluke.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Nick said the Sheffield was just an unlucky fluke.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell