by chance

Idioms and Phrases

Casually, accidentally, as in I ran into Bill purely by chance . [c. 1300] Also see by coincidence .

Example Sentences

Purely by chance, Janice stumbled across a post on Facebook from Mr Potter's farm, warning people about the scam.

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Ahead of her surgery McCall had explained how the tumour had been found by chance.

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Then the campaign discovered, again by chance, what could be an official order to destroy medical records.

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Emma moved away to be with family in rural Wales - and then by chance during a therapy session, she said someone spotted she might have autism instead.

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But one thing that always remained a mystery was what happened to his cousin Fred Stredder during the war, after they met by chance in a café in Egypt on their way to fight.

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