chain of circumstances
Example Sentences
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Dukakis won her Oscar through a surprising chain of circumstances, beginning with author Nora Ephron’s recommendation that she play Meryl Streep’s mother in the film version of Ephron’s book "Heartburn."
From Fox News ● May 4, 2021
Dukakis won her Oscar through a surprising chain of circumstances, beginning with author Nora Ephron’s recommendation that she play Meryl Streep’s mother in the film version of Ephron’s book “Heartburn.”
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2021
The chain of circumstances at least partly responsible for the spike in unrest is also familiar.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2019
The chain of circumstances that caused the Landslide data to fall into the hands of the British police will almost certainly never be repeated.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2012
From what he tells me a very strange chain of circumstances has led him to make enquiries, and it seems more than probable that you may learn something at last.
From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Angela Brazil
