fluke

Example Sentences

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A sports team that consistently ranks in the top tier of its division is unlikely to be a fluke.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Despite my cat trepidation, I saw him again, just to make sure my first-date magic wasn’t a fluke.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

But here they proved victory over Hull KR was no fluke and it could prove a season of surprises for the Knights, while the Airlie Birds contemplated a second successive defeat.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Proving it was no fluke, it was the second time in three months that big-serving Rybakina has beaten the world number one.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

I have to wonder what sort of fluke allowed such a pleasing place to be built here.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins