variants also flukey
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fluky The Oilers rallied in the third with a pair of fluky goals. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024 But a fluky political moment had created the chance for something radical in New York. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024 The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses. Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fluky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
  • Very lucky, since SKATE left me with 399 words and LINER only cut that to 49.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The crime film will be lucky to even crack the top five in its debut.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • At issue was a high school administrator mistakenly typing the wrong class name on Richardson’s transcript, creating an accidental duplicate.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • On Wednesday, People published the one-minute 18-second trailer for the 1880s period piece, which will release May 2. Baldwin, 67, stars as outlaw Harland Rust who finds himself on the run with his young grandson after the 13-year-old is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As for his future with BKFC, Stephens sounds happy with the organization, but unsure of what’s going on with his role in that promotion.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Accountant 2 Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Choosing a random cabin location Choose your cabin location with careful consideration and a strategic approach.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Cherry rues the random nature of these instances of trauma, which explode only to be forgotten five minutes later, subsumed beneath the next crisis.
    Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • By full time, Arsenal was somewhat fortunate to leave Old Trafford with a point.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Even for those ostensibly fortunate few flecks of pepper, Rooks insists, providing the white world’s seasoning turned out to be a highly uncertain, dangerous endeavor.
    Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025

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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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