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matter of chance

NOUN

shot in the dark

Synonyms

WEAK

bet chance fall of the cards flip of the coin gamble guess leap in the dark long shot luck of the draw outside chance risk risky thing speculation throw of the dice toss of the dice turn of the wheel wild guess

NOUN

sporting chance

Synonyms

WEAK

betting proposition flip of the coin gambler's chance good possibility hazard of the die luck of the draw throw of the dice toss of the coin toss-up

Example Sentences

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This was not simply a matter of chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

What this means is that evolution in E. coli, despite the serendipity of horizontal gene transfer, isn’t just a matter of chance.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

Dymytro Romanov, 42, lives in a neighboring high-rise and said it was a matter of chance that his building was unscathed.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

He sought to demonstrate the existence of God by showing that his creation was fine-tuned for humans in a way that could not be simply a matter of chance.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

But happiness in marriage, as Austens heroine Elizabeth Bennet knows, is not only a matter of chance.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

matter of chance

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