happy accident
Example Sentences
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Hilton countered that his beard was actually a happy accident: his stubble received a positive reception after a razor-free family vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It allows for the happy accident, the unexpected discovery.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023
In a recent Rolling Stone profile, Blur suggested the new album was a happy accident, written after they were invited to play two nights at Wembley Stadium.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
It was one of those things that was a happy accident because at the time I was thinking, "Oh my God, I wish I'd had more time."
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023
Still, those notions of good fortune and chance have blended so much that dictionaries now accept a hybrid definition—something fortuitous is a happy accident.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
