by chance

Example Sentences

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“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband, by chance, at a New York City party in 1998,” she said.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Some are capitalists, some are communists, but we’re all Cubans, divided by chance, circumstance and the sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The pair met by chance whilst attending an academic conference in Puerto Rico in 1979.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But it was only by chance that I was by myself when my phone buzzed and displayed an on-screen message with some additional questions from the dog sitter I’d booked for our trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Mrs. Johnson, the boy's mother, is a loud, big woman; Ranee saw her once by chance in a grocery store before they moved out of Ridgeford.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins