coincidentally
adverb
co·in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē 
-ˈden-tə-lē
1
: in a coincidental manner : by coincidence
lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click—
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: it is or seems coincidental that
coincidentally, the dog died exactly one year after his owner did
Examples of coincidentally in a Sentence
the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812
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There, projectionist Olivia Haidar is preparing to load in the 35-mm print for Gilroy’s 2007 thriller Michael Clayton, which is coincidentally being screened later that night.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Apart from Voyager 2's brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, coincidentally during a rare solar event, no dedicated mission has ever visited the planet.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 June 2025
Perhaps coincidentally, Deirdre had recently praised a Nisei woman for dating a white man.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2025
San Francisco has now played 27 one-run games this season, tied with, coincidentally, Atlanta for the most in baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Apart from Voyager 2's brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, coincidentally during a rare solar event, no dedicated mission has ever visited the planet.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 June 2025
Perhaps coincidentally, Deirdre had recently praised a Nisei woman for dating a white man.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2025
San Francisco has now played 27 one-run games this season, tied with, coincidentally, Atlanta for the most in baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for coincidentally
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“Coincidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidentally. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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