coincidentally
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Not coincidentally, the Astros snapped their streak of eight straight postseason appearances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I would note that, perhaps not coincidentally, people covered by TPS are often eligible to apply for asylum.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 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
Pudge had been a cabin boy in his youth and, coincidentally, had served on a ship captained by the famed Admiral Percival Racine Ashton himself.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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