by any chance
Example Sentences
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But “Liberation” wasn’t a shoo-in, by any chance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"Did you by any chance save somebody's life in Bedford Street the other day?"
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
"You wouldn't," the woman next to me at our table asked the waiter gently, "just happen, by any chance, to have Coke?"
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
Uh, do you, by any chance know, Paris where she is right now, right?’
From Fox News • Oct. 5, 2021
“Is that so? Fascinating. Did you, by any chance, remember to bring your basketball uniform to school today?”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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