happenstance

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t Hollywood, exactly, but a recent happenstance just might sustain me for whatever lies ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

"What does bother me is people think of some kind of moral stance. It's not. It's happenstance, really. It had to do with typing."

From Salon

He also masterfully withholds information about crucial plot points, suggesting that moments of seeming happenstance almost always involve somebody’s thumb on the scale.

From Los Angeles Times

Years later I still smile if “Lose my Breath” or “Survivor” or “Bootylicious” starts playing in a happenstance shuffle of my playlists.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was not by happenstance that he came here. He could have gone anywhere,” Faison said.

From Seattle Times