fluke

[US]/fluːk/
[UK]/fluːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. stroke of luck; anchor fluke; unexpected setback
vt. to succeed by a stroke of luck; to be unexpectedly thwarted
vi. to succeed by a stroke of luck

Phrases & Collocations

blood fluke

Example Sentences

he fluked the pink to win the frame.

She is not usually good at table tennis; that winning stroke was a fluke.

Schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis):Group of chronic disorders caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma (blood flukes).

Ever wonder if that whiskery fellow walking his jowly Scottish terrier or that leggy, long-haired blonde jogging with her Afghan hound were just flukes?

4 Turbellarians are monoecious with the reproductive systems adapted for internal fertilization. And the monogenetic flukes (class Monogenea) are mostly ectoparasites of fishes.

It was just a fluke that I won the lottery.

She thought her success was a fluke, not due to her hard work.

The team's victory was not a fluke; they had been training hard for months.

Finding a job that suits you perfectly is often a fluke.

He attributed his success to a fluke of fate.

Winning the competition was a fluke for the inexperienced team.

The discovery of the rare species was considered a fluke by the researchers.

Getting a perfect score on the test was a fluke; I didn't even study.

She thought her meeting with the famous author was a fluke.

The sudden increase in sales was not a fluke; it was a result of the new marketing strategy.

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