fluke

Example Sentences

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“Maybe it’s the beginning of a breakout, or maybe it’s a fluke,” Yun said.

From MarketWatch

But even this highly capable bot made one mistake - breaking a wine glass on its first attempt, which appears to have been a bad fluke.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

"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