by accident
Example Sentences
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So the court’s new evidentiary test does not fail by accident but by its design.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
The email pitch from Victory Technology landed, apparently by accident, in the inbox of Iran Watch, part of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control that tracks Iranian weapons-proliferation networks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Suu Kyi's elevation to a champion of democracy happened almost by accident when she returned home in 1988 to nurse her dying mother.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Marsh made the discovery by accident during his PhD project.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
No, no, if that visible Deity shine upon Man, it’s by accident, as the King’s Flamboy by accident lightens a Porter that walks along the Street…
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
