chancing
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upon
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instead, unusually
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noun
Something that happens by chance.
Although some of the subjects treated of are deciduous, all of them last for seasons; and such is the intention of the book, whatever may be its chance in a world of chancings.
I did not know what better or worse / Chancings might bless or curse […]
sexual advance with suggestive body contact
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5Although some of the subjects treated of are deciduous, all of them last for seasons; and such is the intention of the book, whatever may be its chance in a world of chancings.
WiktionaryI did not know what better or worse / Chancings might bless or curse […]
WiktionaryWhy don't you actually consider your situation instead of just chancing it?
Tatoeba · #790906Chancing upon an unusually beautiful woman one table away, Julian began to visibly shake.
Tatoeba · #790907Chancing to come before the mirror, he saw that he was unusually pale, and that his eyes had a swollen look.
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