Example Sentences

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The movie takes on some formulaic thriller trappings in its final act, relying too heavily on strained coincidences.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

That enigmatic response got the team at the brokerage Baird to look for coincidences between Dorsey and Satoshi.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

It’s been a troubling year of coincidences for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

The main characters’ tales aren’t manipulated by forced coincidences — they simply overlap.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The same could be said about a wide variety of other unlikely events and coincidences.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos