fluke

Example Sentences

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"It was attracted to the outside of the carcass in a fluke event of preservation."

From Science Daily

With the Mountain West not viewed as a premier conference, Feagin thought some outsiders considered San Diego State’s magical run a fluke.

From Washington Post

Just by fluke we happened to have the reservation.

From Salon

They could have the roster finalized by Monday evening and certainly by Wednesday’s workout at T-Mobile Park though they likely won’t submit it until Thursday morning’s deadline in case of any fluke injuries.

From Seattle Times

The No. 15 seed Tigers had the first major March upset by knocking off No. 2 Arizona and proved it was no fluke by taking down Missouri.

From Seattle Times