Meanings
How to pronounce "accident of birth":
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A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control.
Example Sentences
1
She is wealthy because of an accident of birth; her parents are millionaires.
2
We must remember that our privileges and opportunities are just an accident of birth.
3
His success is not solely due to hard work; it is also an accident of birth.
4
She didn't earn her wealth; it was simply an accident of birth that she was born into a rich family.
5
Being born in a developed country is an accident of birth that comes with certain advantages.
