accidental discovery

Examples (10)

• Penicillin's discovery was a famous accidental discovery that changed medicine forever.
• A farmer made an accidental discovery of ancient Roman coins while plowing his field.
• Finding this quiet little bookstore was a wonderful accidental discovery during our trip.
• Many great inventions have resulted from accidental discoveries in the lab.
• The research paper documents how an accidental discovery led to a new cancer treatment.
• While cleaning the attic, she made the accidental discovery of her grandmother's old diaries.
• The accidental discovery of the new planet was made by an amateur astronomer.
• Sometimes an accidental discovery can be more valuable than what you were originally looking for.
• The police stumbled upon the evidence in what was described as a sheer accidental discovery.
• The chef's famous sauce was born from an accidental discovery when he mixed the wrong ingredients.