serendipity

Example Sentences

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The U.S. became an energy superpower through serendipity and policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then in the 1940s, "serendipity" catapulted it into the big time, says Prof Silhavy.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The couple said that finding the mobile home in 2010 was a stroke of serendipity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

This dish came about more by happenstance than planning, but I’m deeply grateful for that serendipity.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

“Robert's sextet is now impossible to buy. You encounter his music only by serendipity in vicarages in July afternoons. This is your one chance in your life. You can work this gramophone?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell