[
UK
/flˈʌki/
]
ADJECTIVE
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subject to accident or chance or change
getting that job was definitely fluky
an iffy proposition
a chancy appeal at best
a fluky wind
How To Use fluky In A Sentence
- Few things grate a Canadian hockey fan more than seeing one of our national teams lose to an American team, especially when the game was decided by a lousy, fluky goal.
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- The Islanders got the first goal 4: 31 into the first with a fluky goal when Penguins goalie Ty Conklin misplayed the puck on a clearing attempt in the left-wing corner and was forced to watch helplessly as Andy Hilbert collected it and fed Comrie for his 15th goal of the season. USATODAY.com
- Early on in the game, you're more likely to get a fluky hit that won't hurt so much.
- Heart aside, this isn't some fluky run - okay, it was clearly a fluke that they beat the Canucks - but since then they've taken the toughest route to the Cup of any team in years.
- Two fluky goals is not enough to set this great team aside.
- Generally speaking, the players gave it a good shot and it was a fluky second goal.
- Those warriors deserve a better fate than being beaten by a fluky field goal.
- I felt very fluky that I graduate one year earlier advanced for some reason than my classmates.
- In addition, the wind is often light and, when it blows, amazingly fluky - I can remember sailing almost completely around one of the San Juans without touching our sloop's sheets.