by coincidence

1. Through an accidental simultaneous occurrence, as in By coincidence both researchers discovered the same solution. [Mid-1600s] Also see by chance.

Example Sentences

If it looks more like a Mazzone offense, that’s not by coincidence.

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Purely by coincidence, 1990 is when “Boots” begins.

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By coincidence, Terra Madre launches on the same day, Friday, that California tribes hold their 58th annual California Native American Day — a mixture of networking, information-sharing and cultural activities — at the state Capitol.

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By coincidence, I visited just hours before several detainees, reportedly fed up with inhumane conditions and a lack of food, escaped from the facility by pushing through a shoddy drywall barrier.

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Wadee lost track of his son after he was shot, but found him hours later, by coincidence, in one of a few tents set up near Nasser Hospital for convalescing patients.

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Related Words

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