Unexpected Outcomes

adjective relating to or resulting from a stroke of luck; fortunate or lucky

• The outcome of the experiment was largely dependent on a fluky set of variables.
• It was just a fluky coincidence that we both ended up at the same restaurant.
• I can't believe I won that game, it was so fluky!
• Her success in the music industry was a fluky combination of talent and timing.

adverb Miraculously is an adverb that describes an action performed in a miraculous or extraordinary manner.

• The patient's condition miraculously improved overnight, much to the surprise of the medical team.
• I miraculously found my lost keys in the last place I looked.
• She miraculously aced the exam without studying at all.
• The small startup company miraculously survived the economic downturn and is now thriving.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in 'the man on the platform', 'she arrived after dinner', 'what did you do it for?'

article a particular item or object, typically one of a specified type

• If the project is completed on time, I’ll eat my hat.
• I bet you ten bucks that it will rain tomorrow, and if I’m wrong, I’ll eat my hat.
• There’s no way he’ll beat me in a race, I’ll eat my hat if he does.
• If she ever apologizes for what she said, I’ll eat my hat.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• Against all expectations, the underdog team managed to win the championship.
• Can you believe it? Against expectations, she aced the exam!
• I was totally shocked when, against all odds, he got the job.
• The plant survived the harsh winter, against all expectations, and bloomed beautifully in spring.