happenstance

noun

hap·pen·stance ˈha-pən-ˌstan(t)s

ˈha-pᵊm-

Synonyms of happenstance next

: 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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This wasn’t by happenstance; it was made possible through rezoning by city leaders and on the coattails of a crackdown on local gangs and a long-term, $1.4-billion river revitalization project. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 As for Apple Intelligence, being inattentive to disability vis-a-vis accessibility to instead push a juicy, fatalistic narrative about Apple playing catchup isn’t happenstance either. —

Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 By pure happenstance, Tatiana learned that her new BedStuy apartment was across the street from the Savant Studios retail space. —

Essence, 14 Aug. 2024 But a moment like that — much like a career such as Dudamel’s — doesn’t occur by happenstance or without purpose. —

Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for happenstance