fluke
Example Sentences
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Maybe this can be a fluke one-year plunge to the bottom and the climb back up can begin, aided by coaches who recognize their job is to teach lessons in basketball, life and college preparation.
From Los Angeles Times
For “The Tail,” Kent portrays a whale’s flukes above a mild sea.
"Our data is based on 300 galaxies. The statistical significance is roughly one-in-a-trillion chance of being a fluke. So, I strongly feel that already our research is very, very significant."
From BBC
Mr. Moore’s appointment feels like one more attempt to frame the fire as a blame-free fluke.
Perhaps the only thing that can hold the Thunder back is a strange scheduling fluke that neither the Bulls nor the Warriors had to deal with.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
