But for all of us, luck is what we use to explain whatever it is we cannot really explain.
But in stories, whether Hollywood films or the stories we use to explain the world around us, we focus on the behavior and intentions of a few people or even one.
Turnovers represent the one statistic the Giants can use to explain their success.
What words did people use to explain why they voted for Mr. Bush?
Similar work has been done with explanatory styles — the techniques we use to explain events.
"There's a whole list of adjectives you could use to explain how I feel.
Ducks, elephants, kangaroos, and other things that children's books use to explain reproduction.
They exchange the cover stories they use to explain away their mothers' menial jobs.
The state asked some communities in Southern California, which actually saw an increase in water use, to explain themselves.
It is also the sort of thing critics use to explain the inexplicable in an artist's work.
On the one hand, it was full of slightly irritating quirks, the kind of touches that people who dislike Girls use to explain exactly why they dislike Girls.
