by chance
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors believe the attacker met Lopez by chance on the steep path to the fortress.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Did Slate politics by chance publish a really excellent feature today on Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, one so compelling and rich that I could find solace just by reading it?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some occur by chance as cancer cells divide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Odds of such a skew occurring by chance are about 1 in 6.5 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Davos was a simple man, raised up by chance and war and Stannis.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
