by accident
Example Sentences
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Its space industry has done something similar - almost by accident.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s not a milestone you reach by accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He had never intended to become an activist; he found himself in the role by accident.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
I sprint past bag ten and stumble past bag eleven by accident.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
