How to Use fluky in a Sentence

fluky

adjective
  • And there was nothing fluky about it.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Dash’s second goal was less fluky.
    — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The Tigers managed to score a fluky run in the top of the eighth.
    — Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, 10 June 2019
  • And this was no fluky occurrence.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Chimera got the Islanders on the scoreboard with a fluky goal.
    — Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2017
  • And that isn’t just some fluky October hot streak.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But there was nothing fluky about this victory.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • His one interception came on a fluky play that was his first pass attempt of the night.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This wasn't a fluky loss, or bad officiating, or a goofy play.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2019
  • But there is nothing fluky about the Chiefs, who are 9-0 and ranked No.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2018
  • All five goals scored came either through deflections, tips, redirects or fluky plays.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Due to fluky scheduling, the Cougars played their first five games at home in Pullman.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The Sharks fell behind 1-0 on a bit of a fluky bounce in the Wild’s favor.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the end, the Avs were a couple of fluky goals against in Toronto from a three-game sweep on the trip.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
  • As a result, lucky saves and fluky errors can be the deciding factor in many hockey games.
    — New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • But the painful and fluky ending of Game 6 of that Cup Final stuck to him.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • McCann scored on a fluky play in which a clear attempt ricocheted off him and into the net.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The flukiest anomaly of the first three weeks is the Broncos’ lack of a single takeaway or sack.
    — Gary Gramling, SI.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Eric Murray saved a touchdown on a wild and fluky play down the left sideline just before halftime.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Even during the Hail Mary game, at least one opponent thought Flutie was fluky.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Well, the Rams have beaten the Seahawks in the past, but often there were fluky elements to those games.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • A couple were fluky, like a strip-sack and an interception in the end zone deflected by a defender’s face mask.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Which would have cleaned up the fluky breeze, but also meant the action would have been 300 meters away from the paying public.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • That sure seems fluky and might indicate the Cowboys defense is better than appearances.
    — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Thompson has been doubted nearly every step of the way, and his early success could have been written off as fluky, or not replicable.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The serious injuries to Altuve and Diaz are random and fluky things that could happen in games.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Two of the three losses came at the hands of powerhouse Ohio State, and a third was a fluky setback against Illinois.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Washington’s only touchdown of the day came in the first quarter on a fluky 65-yard run play from Steven Sims.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Both clubs benefited from fluky circumstances to score runs in a 51-pitch, 39-minute first inning.
    — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 14 July 2019
  • But the rarity or fluky quality of an accomplishment only gives it so much staying power.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

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