accidental discovery
Example Sentences
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The accidental discovery resulted in Mr. Peper’s purchase of a small townhouse with a perfect view of the North Sea and fairway grass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
A: Your accidental discovery that magnesium helped prevent migraine headaches is confirmed in the medical literature.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
It began, as many great inventions do, with an accidental discovery.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023
The show is less about plot development than it is about detection and revelation, as an accidental discovery leads Jamie down a rabbit’s hole of investigation into Amandine’s hidden life.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
Perhaps—the thought crawled over me like a cold sweat—perhaps even my preliminary, accidental discovery had been engineered.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
