variants
or less commonly flukey
flukier; flukiest
1
: happening by or depending on chance
2
: being unsteady or uncertain
—used especially of wind
Synonyms
Examples of fluky in a Sentence
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
Recent Examples on the Web
The Oilers rallied in the third with a pair of fluky goals.
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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
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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
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluky. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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