at random

phrase

: without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

subjects chosen at random

Examples of at random in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Healthy user bias is very difficult to scrub out of observational studies, which compare people as they are treated in real life rather than assigning the drug at random. — Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Why choose something at random when the perfect, most specialized thing for you surely exists somewhere in the digital ether and is available for immediate consumption? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Inspections typically take place at random every six months to a year. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

There will be 10 unique toys – at random – in each Happy Meal. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at random

• nonrandom
• fandom
• tandem
• memorandum
• pseudorandom