by a fluke
Example Sentences
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A seven-year-old boy is in danger of losing sight in one eye because of an undiagnosed condition that was only picked up by a "fluke appointment" at the optician's.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
That’s how I got to the 1969 MLB All-Star Game at RFK Stadium — by a fluke.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2018
And by a fluke of fate and a consequence of math, the voters here will likely decide the balance of power in the state Legislature.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2017
Khanga said her grandfather escaped being nabbed by the secret police by a fluke.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2014
Forlorn hopes occasionally come off, and, by a fluke, at the very moment when the attack surged over the crest of the hill, Betteridge's exhausted platoon, with shouts and cheers, burst into Rogers's flank.
From The Loom of Youth by Waugh, Alec
