by chance

Example Sentences

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Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Whether it is by chance or by choice, Guardiola has found an XI that works together and seem to enjoy playing together too.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“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

And if by chance there were tears, let us forgive him.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss