coincidentally
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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A Maysville woman traveling with her husband on a work trip coincidentally met a man who said he’d been in the area on behalf of Meta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"All these organisations in Alberta, not coincidentally, they all emerged during the pandemic," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
John Adams, aged 90, and Thomas Jefferson, 83, replied that their health was too poor for them to travel, and both coincidentally died on the Fourth.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Not coincidentally, I think you can say the same thing about the nation as a whole.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
And I thought I actually did feel pretty good, relieved that Mrs. Singer hadn’t coincidentally caused me to come down with a fit of projectile vomiting or something.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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