matter of chance
Example Sentences
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That she ended up being Mai was in part a matter of chance, or the appearance of such.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
Dymytro Romanov, 42, lives in a neighboring high-rise and said it was a matter of chance that his building was unscathed.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023
That they have not yet been deployed is simply a matter of chance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022
He sought to demonstrate the existence of God by showing that his creation was fine-tuned for humans in a way that could not be simply a matter of chance.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
But happiness in marriage, as Austens heroine Elizabeth Bennet knows, is not only a matter of chance.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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