| 词汇 | example_english_unfortunate-coincidence |
| 释义 | unfortunate coincidencecollocation in Englishmeanings of unfortunateand coincidenceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with coincidence. unfortunate adjective uk /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us /ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/ unlucky or having ... See more at unfortunate coincidence noun uk /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ us /koʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely ... See more at coincidence Examples of unfortunate coincidenceThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Nor is this just a surprising or unfortunatecoincidence. For there is a sufficient degree of overlap to emphasize the slightly unfortunatecoincidence of this particular pair. It may be a coincidence, but it is an unfortunatecoincidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That happens to be an unfortunatecoincidence in the context of the proposed closure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that the timing of today's debate is an unfortunatecoincidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those in power would have us believe that this state of affairs is an unfortunatecoincidence. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I can only say that the facts exhibit a most unfortunatecoincidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is not unrelated to the unfortunatecoincidence of the similarity between the suffix "ide"at the end of thalidomide, and the suffix"ide"at the end of"fluoride". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt it is merely an unfortunatecoincidence that, as all the surveys confirm, the vast majority of periods of sick leave are shorter than four weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That two mishaps should have occurred in the space of a few weeks is merely an unfortunatecoincidence and not in any way due to local conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it was a pure coincidence, in some ways perhaps an unfortunatecoincidence, that the debate should take place on the same day as those discussions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a rather unfortunatecoincidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today's unfortunatecoincidence probably will not recur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me a most unfortunatecoincidence that this procedure should be adopted now which will have the effect of putting this matter in abeyance for a considerable period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Though some think the plane crash was used as an opportunistic way to force change in the sport, it was merely an unfortunatecoincidence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Moore said it was an unfortunatecoincidence that the similar roles came at the same time, and claimed that the characters had differing personalities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of unfortunate Go to the definition of coincidence See other collocations with coincidence |
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