Get to know Serendipitous better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lucky.
Serendipitous meaning
- by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
- good, beneficial, favorable
Synonyms of Serendipitous
Using Serendipitous
- The main meaning on this page is: by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune | good, beneficial, favorable
- Useful related words include: lucky.
- In the example corpus, serendipitous often appears in combinations such as: the serendipitous, serendipitous discovery, was serendipitous.
Context around Serendipitous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Serendipitous
- In this selection, "serendipitous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almost, seemingly, find, nature and position stand out and add context to how "serendipitous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a serendipitous meeting with and a very serendipitous moment of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "serendipitous" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with serendipitous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was almost serendipitous. (4 words)
It was a very serendipitous moment of discovery. (8 words)
This serendipitous alignment further solidified her connection to the show and its audience. (13 words)
Now, in a serendipitous turn of events, it is Rocco Forte’s daughter Irene who has taken the mantle of health and wellness at the property, with a spa featuring her own skincare line as one of the hotel’s star attractions. (42 words)
You would think that a young man would have learned some kind of lesson here about breaking the law and resisting arrest, that he would have appreciated his serendipitous reprieve, and that he would have resolved not to screw up again. (41 words)
The Birkin bag has a storied history, first conceived in 1984 as an impromptu sketch on an Air France vomit bag by actress Jane Birkin and Hermès then-Chief Executive, Jean-Louis Dumas, during a serendipitous mid-air meeting. (39 words)
That didn’t escape the notice of Team Trump — but was that a serendipitous find, or part of a larger plan all along? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
As he reflects on the random chance and fleeting nature of life, Church celebrates the serendipitous nature of these encounters.
It was almost serendipitous.
Christina’s family is from Decatur, so it was a serendipitous place to begin.
However, before you pocket that seemingly serendipitous find, legal experts suggest you pause and consider the potential implications.
Liz is in the serendipitous position of owning six 300-year-old thatched cottages, beside her own home.
My work, through a serendipitous research journey into individual differences in food recognition, uncovered a unique role for color in emotional responses to food.
Now, in a serendipitous turn of events, it is Rocco Forte’s daughter Irene who has taken the mantle of health and wellness at the property, with a spa featuring her own skincare line as one of the hotel’s star attractions.
The Birkin bag has a storied history, first conceived in 1984 as an impromptu sketch on an Air France vomit bag by actress Jane Birkin and Hermès then-Chief Executive, Jean-Louis Dumas, during a serendipitous mid-air meeting.
The double flyby also serves as a serendipitous preview of Asteroid Day on June 30 тАФ an occasion endorsed by the United Nations that is designed to raise awareness about asteroid impacts.
This serendipitous alignment further solidified her connection to the show and its audience.
This was a look that we actually had been holding on to for a very special moment… We had to find the right moment and this felt so serendipitous.
And while genuine connection may not have been the primary goal of people virtually competing against each other for a $100,000 prize, for those three, it was a serendipitous by-product.
Demand will skyrocket, giving the entire legal industry a serendipitous “do-over” to re-imagine new ways to deliver legal services.
It was a very serendipitous moment of discovery.
Let’s put several pieces of heavy-duty reality together to see if there might be serendipitous solutions floating around out there for the UW System.
That didn’t escape the notice of Team Trump — but was that a serendipitous find, or part of a larger plan all along?
You would think that a young man would have learned some kind of lesson here about breaking the law and resisting arrest, that he would have appreciated his serendipitous reprieve, and that he would have resolved not to screw up again.
A serendipitous meeting with a former tawaif in Banaras leads to a strong bond between the two women.
It is difficult to assess whether these two CTE cases are serendipitous findings or emblematic of a more common issue with rugby league and other Australian football codes,” said the finding, published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications.
It is thus quite serendipitous for Moscow that Wagner waited until it had already successfully completed its shock infantry missions in eastern Syria to engage in such a flagrant breach of established norms.
Common combinations with serendipitous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the serendipitous 4×
- serendipitous discovery 3×
- was serendipitous 2×
- serendipitous find 2×
- so serendipitous 2×