happenstance
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t Hollywood, exactly, but a recent happenstance just might sustain me for whatever lies ahead.
“We had to choke that part of us that is curious, spontaneous, improvisational, that goes out, that looks at happenstance, that has a joyful encounter with the unknown.”
From New York Times
One former White House official said Nauta’s relocation to Florida after Trump left office appeared to be somewhat by happenstance.
From Washington Post
Republican Sen. Bill Rabon, the bill’s chief sponsor and the Senate’s Rules Committee chairman, said Tuesday’s vote at 4:20 p.m. wasn’t deliberate, attributing it more to happenstance.
From Seattle Times
Riley’s visual inspiration, Hicks recalls, came by happenstance.
From Los Angeles Times
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