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
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