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matter of chance

NOUN
shot in the dark
Synonyms
WEAK
bet chance fall of the cards flip of the coin gamble guess leap in the dark long shot luck of the draw outside chance risk risky thing speculation throw of the dice toss of the dice turn of the wheel wild guess
NOUN
sporting chance
Synonyms
WEAK
betting proposition flip of the coin gambler's chance good possibility hazard of the die luck of the draw throw of the dice toss of the coin toss-up

Example Sentences

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This was not simply a matter of chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

What this means is that evolution in E. coli, despite the serendipity of horizontal gene transfer, isn’t just a matter of chance.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

Much of North America meets that description, though, and exactly where important new finds may lie hidden is largely a matter of chance.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

He sought to demonstrate the existence of God by showing that his creation was fine-tuned for humans in a way that could not be simply a matter of chance.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

It is just as much a matter of chance that I am still alive as that I might have been hit.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque