by chance

Example Sentences

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Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband, by chance, at a New York City party in 1998,” she said.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

But it was only by chance that I was by myself when my phone buzzed and displayed an on-screen message with some additional questions from the dog sitter I’d booked for our trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The couple met by chance when they were on separate walks along the South West Coast Path in 2011, and ended up married three years later.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But they might come upon the cave by chance and then I must be ready to flee.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell