fortuity

Example Sentences

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He has managed those so far - but he would not have anticipated reaching the semi-finals with such a heavy reliance on fortuity.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Illinois turned once more to its ground game — with a dash of fortuity reminiscent of the Oakland Raiders’ infamous ‘Holy Roller’ play — to take its only lead of the game.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2021

In short, the scope of 1001 would be limited by the fortuity of the paperwork flow of the investigative agency.

From Slate • May 7, 2020

“The only salient difference here: the fortuity that the bullet happened to strike Hernández on the Mexican side of the embankment,” Justice Ginsburg wrote.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Nor is the theory of derivation particularly exposed to the charge of the atheism of fortuity; since it undertakes to assign real causes for harmonious and systematic results.

From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Gray, Asa