incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē 
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner : not intentionally
the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious—
John Lahr
John Lahr2
: by way of interjection or digression : by the way
fortunate in having a good teacher … —still living, incidentally—John Fischer
John FischerExamples of incidentally in a Sentence
Not incidentally, the market slump was followed by widespread layoffs.
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
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The exception to this, obviously and imperfectly, is China, which, incidentally, will be adversely affected by certain aspects of the U.K. deal.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Not just incidentally, for years on end ServiceNow has achieved growth rates nothing short of spectacular — among the best in all of enterprise software — by satisfying enterprises’ needs in these areas.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
So that can never go anywhere, but their love grows incidentally around it.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The exception to this, obviously and imperfectly, is China, which, incidentally, will be adversely affected by certain aspects of the U.K. deal.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for incidentally
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incidentally. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-ᵊl-ē
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner
discusses the problem only incidentally
2
: apart from that : by the way
a one-room school—still standing, incidentally—which was painted red
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