happenstance

Example Sentences

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What cemented his place there was half happenstance: his no-nonsense, on-the-scene reportage of the 1996 bombing at the Atlanta Olympics, which occurred while he was filling in at “SportsCenter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Many of Burns’ works do, purely by happenstance.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

The initial Metro Bashers came to their hobby independently, meeting through happenstance and their shared love of the rail network.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

“It actually came to me by happenstance as our incredible prop master Phil Shea sent me a box of props some time after we had wrapped.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Li'der, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García