serendipity
noun
ser·en·dip·i·ty
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Definition of serendipity
: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
also
: an instance of this
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Examples of serendipity in a Sentence
As they leapfrog from South Africa to Singapore in search of local delicacies, the authors prove again and again that serendipity is the traveler's strongest ally: many of their most memorable meals issue from the hands of generous strangers âŠ
— Sarah Karnasiewicz, Saveur, June/July 2008
If reporters fail to keep these files, they seldom luck into bigger stories. Their investigative work typically happens only by designâanalyzing the news, for instanceânot by serendipity.
— Michael J. Bugeja, Editor & Publisher, 13 Jan. 2003
A week earlier, the doctor would have had no recourse but to make an incision in the baby's skin to get to a veinâa precarious option now, since time was running short and it would take nearly half an hour to assemble the necessary equipment. But in an extraordinary bit of serendipity, Hanson had attended a seminar on emergency medical care for children just a week before.
— David Ruben, Parenting, December/January 1996
They found each other by pure serendipity.
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The serendipity of Jangâs SFMOMA rediscovery seems fitting, given his playful, offbeat approach to taking pictures. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "A Rediscovered Archive from California in the Seventies," 24 Aug. 2019 Their partnership began out of near-complete serendipity, said Katie Vester, employment director at Itineris. — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, "Sisters, entrepreneurs expand body care business to new home in Howard County," 11 June 2019 The discovery of Sur Ridge, now the coral observatory site where Dr. Barry and Dr. DeVogelaere are doing their transplant work, was the result of serendipity and a bet between friends. — Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor, "No light, no problem: The improbable wonders of deep-sea coral," 2 Aug. 2019 But none of us had ventured farther north than the Upper East and West sides, until circumstance and serendipity conspired to send us to parts of the Big Apple weâd never seen. — Elizabeth Chang, Twin Cities, "Harlemâs 125th Street is the gateway to new corners of Manhattan," 3 Aug. 2019 One of the great benefits of education is the serendipity. — Eric Johnson, Vox, "âThe $300 textbook is dead,â says the CEO of textbook maker Pearson," 2 Aug. 2019 The twisted serendipity of our national project is that sometimes moments align in tragic concert but still point to hulking truths. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "Depth of Field: The Hollow Poetry of the Eric Garner Decision," 18 July 2019 Seated in the family room of her sonâs southwest suburban home, Aida shared her story, one that is sprinkled with serendipity. — Chicago Tribune Staff, orlandosentinel.com, "For 73 years, a woman kept her wedding dress made from her husbandâs WWII parachute. Now it will be displayed in a museum.," 7 July 2019 Such serendipity may be possible only if classical music exists on services alongside pop, hop-hop, country, Latin and the rest. — Ben Sisario, New York Times, "In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'serendipity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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serendipity
noun
English Language Learners Definition of serendipity
literary
: luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for
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