odd chance
Example Sentences
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The game represents an odd chance for an American makeover — a new year, a new administration, a new outlook.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2021
Then, Dominik Thalhammer’s side failed to turn the odd chance into an opening goal.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2020
By an odd chance, it coincided with publication of a scientific work suggesting that it was remotely possible that Teacher Rebel and her pupils had seen what they said they had seen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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By an odd chance, the family in the house across the street was that of a young radio broadcaster, Phil Donahue, with five growing children.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The lodge was nothing more than a tumbled pile of broken bricks, but, by some odd chance, the Château itself had never suffered a direct hit.
From Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France by Bartlett, Vernon