Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete spelling of hazard.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Hazard.

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Examples

  • Bresson's most sublime and devastating vision, "Au hasard Balthazar" 1966, is a modern-day fable about a long-suffering donkey victimized by his owners' pride, greed, lust and sadism.

    Salvation at the Forum Kristin M. Jones 2012

  • Rooted in mystery but set in a cruel, obdurately materialistic world, "Au hasard Balthazar" parallels Balthazar's trials with the downward trajectory of the girl who loves him, Marie Anne Wiazemsky.

    Salvation at the Forum Kristin M. Jones 2012

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~ chez eux = at their place; les chaleurs = heat (dog's heat); Ils se sont échappés = they escaped; je ne comprends pas = I don't understand; la bonneterie (f) = hosier's/lingerie shop; le mystère (m) = mystery; Excusez-moi ... vous n'avez pas -- par hasard -- vu deux chiens?

    Braise The Dog 2009

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~ chez eux = at their place; les chaleurs = heat (dog's heat); Ils se sont échappés = they escaped; je ne comprends pas = I don't understand; la bonneterie (f) = hosier's/lingerie shop; le mystère (m) = mystery; Excusez-moi ... vous n'avez pas -- par hasard -- vu deux chiens?

    chien perdu - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Monday, June 01, 2009 at 04: 05 AM j'adore l'addition de trois mots au hasard.

    mauvais perdant - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • In which the author remembers the dukes of “hasard” and goes gambling in Reno.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • In which the author remembers the dukes of “hasard” and goes gambling in Reno.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • In which the author remembers the dukes of “hasard” and goes gambling in Reno.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • Justice Minister Kathleen Weil swore to me that the timing was par hasard, but the timing of the bill was rather brilliant: it was widely supported not only across Quebec but throughout the rest of the country and by two of the main federal parties, “aÂrare show of national unity rivalling even that seen during the recent Olympics,” as couple of dudes put it recently.

    Martin Patriquin 2010

  • J'avais découvert cet effet de flick d'exposition un peu au hasard, en réflechissant sur des effets plus réalistes à donner.

    Inanis Aedes on Vimeo 2010

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