happenstance

Example Sentences

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Friends and family said it was tragic happenstance that either ended up in their ill-fated seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The initial Metro Bashers came to their hobby independently, meeting through happenstance and their shared love of the rail network.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

“It actually came to me by happenstance as our incredible prop master Phil Shea sent me a box of props some time after we had wrapped.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

This dish came about more by happenstance than planning, but I’m deeply grateful for that serendipity.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Was it no more than happenstance that she had ended up at Ashton Place, governess to the Incorrigibles?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood