happenstance
noun
hap·pen·stance
ˈha-pən-ˌstan(t)s 
ˈha-pᵊm-
: a circumstance especially that is due to chance
They came together by mere happenstance.
happenstance
adjective
Examples of happenstance in a Sentence
Our meeting was pure happenstance.
We met each other by happenstance.
It was an agreeable happenstance that we met.
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By happenstance, Leonard was vacationing in Florida in 2017, near Renntech’s headquarters, and stopped by and mentioned the E60 wagon to Feyhl.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
Irving embraced that sense of rebellion, intentionally or by happenstance, in emulating the spirit shared by Deadpool.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
By happenstance, however, a new state Supreme Court ruling on a highly controversial housing project in Berkeley may move the needle on CEQA reform.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
But working through those challenges, paired dashes of happenstance and kismet, is what makes travel great.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
Irving embraced that sense of rebellion, intentionally or by happenstance, in emulating the spirit shared by Deadpool.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
By happenstance, however, a new state Supreme Court ruling on a highly controversial housing project in Berkeley may move the needle on CEQA reform.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
But working through those challenges, paired dashes of happenstance and kismet, is what makes travel great.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for happenstance
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“Happenstance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happenstance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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