law of averages
Example Sentences
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He has not finished a season with just one goal since 2020-21, so the law of averages means he is due.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
Still, the law of averages would suggest that, after jumping from 60 points one year to 100 to the next without a ton of significant additions, Seattle might drop off.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
“It’s been a little bit tougher for me this year. Hopefully the law of averages says it’s going to get a little better.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Followers of the law of averages and veterans of many Octobers suspect the streak will not long persist.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2021
The huge birds flapped frantically skyward, bumping into each other in their haste to flee, and perhaps one bird broke its wing against another bird, or perhaps—the law of averages notwithstanding—Bernabe actually hit one.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
