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 • Nov. 22, 2025

Many of Burns’ works do, purely by happenstance.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

Marles had met Hegseth in August to lobby him on Aukus, but the latter's office issued - and later retracted - a statement saying there were no talks, only "a happenstance encounter".

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

For Sebastián Yatra, a miracle doesn’t have to be a grandiose happenstance; it can be a child’s smile, the perfect cup of tea or rain on a sunny day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Was it no more than happenstance that she had ended up at Ashton Place, governess to the Incorrigibles?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood