aleatory
Example Sentences
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That’s true of Silverman’s comedy in general, built as it is on apparently aleatory mismatches of tone and content.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The tonal lurching makes “Cardinal” feel whimsical and even a bit aleatory, like a John Cage sonata.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2018
The white-on-white markings can be seen as aleatory wall drawings.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
As a generation from whom little was expected, we cultivated an aleatory, “slacker” ethos—well depicted in Richard Linklater’s film of the same name.
From Salon ● May 25, 2013
The special conditions requisite for the validity of an insurance contract are founded upon its aleatory nature.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
