at random
Example Sentences
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Twenty MPs are drawn at random, who then get a chance to propose a bill, with those drawn last given priority for debate.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He and his team selected 50 stocks at random from the 500 largest companies by market capitalization each month since 1999, assigning them equal starting weights.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
In these "RCTs," participants are assigned at random to different groups.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
At K1 Speed, all drivers compete in identical cars assigned at random, which puts the emphasis on driving skill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
They don’t like the way he seems, worrying to Theo that Vincent is “exaggerated and overwrought, quoting at random from the Bible....It is a bitter, bitter shame.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
