by accident

Example Sentences

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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Brian Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

We believe none of this is by accident.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

To hear him tell the story, though, he's here in Vienna by accident.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“We didn’t, you know, mention the you-know-what by accident in the simulation. Did we?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin