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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Their friendship also started out of happenstance.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
But, honestly, nothing about this show has been happenstance.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Wells was not in Memphis, by happenstance, when her editorial was published.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The answer would hinge on whether the courts saw northern segregation as de jure (resulting from state action) or de facto (resulting from happenstance).
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
But, honestly, nothing about this show has been happenstance.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Wells was not in Memphis, by happenstance, when her editorial was published.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The answer would hinge on whether the courts saw northern segregation as de jure (resulting from state action) or de facto (resulting from happenstance).
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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 19 Apr. 2025.
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