1
: a stroke of luck
the discovery was a fluke
Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke.
2
: an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool
1
: flatfish
2
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode compare liver fluke
1
: the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground see anchor illustration
2
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
Examples of fluke in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Broadcast’s reach advantage is north of 20 million homes; toss a rage-bait draw like the Blue Devils into the mix and last year’s results are going to take on the unmistakable contours of a fluke.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The first game on the Wii seemed like a unique fluke, an ambitious one-off that took ages for a North American localization.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The absence of defeat isn’t a fluke.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And yet there’s still the occasional fluke.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Broadcast’s reach advantage is north of 20 million homes; toss a rage-bait draw like the Blue Devils into the mix and last year’s results are going to take on the unmistakable contours of a fluke.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The first game on the Wii seemed like a unique fluke, an ambitious one-off that took ages for a North American localization.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The absence of defeat isn’t a fluke.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fluke
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluke. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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fluke
1 of 3 noun
: any of various trematode flatworms compare liver fluke
fluke
2 of 3 noun1
: the part of an anchor that digs into the ground
2
: a barbed head (as of a harpoon)
3
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
fluke
3 of 3 noun
: a stroke of good luck
won by a fluke
fluky
adjective
ˈflü-kē
Medical Definition
fluke
noun
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode see liver fluke
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