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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Half of those tunes are by Lamar, and coincidentally, half are also by SZA — though the two musicians manage the feat with different compositions.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Not coincidentally, this episode — the midpoint of Season Two, but not of the story that’s going to span this season and the next one — is at its strongest when its emphasis is on Ellie and the person who has succeeded Joel as her traveling companion and the most important relationship of her life.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
Hynes reacted by playing Jon Merrill in Game 5, and coincidentally, the third-pair tandem with Zach Bogosian, which was such a liability during the regular season, had its paw prints all over Brett Howden’s overtime goal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Musical, and even did early workshops for the musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her (which coincidentally opened this season too, days after Sunset).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Not coincidentally, this episode — the midpoint of Season Two, but not of the story that’s going to span this season and the next one — is at its strongest when its emphasis is on Ellie and the person who has succeeded Joel as her traveling companion and the most important relationship of her life.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
Hynes reacted by playing Jon Merrill in Game 5, and coincidentally, the third-pair tandem with Zach Bogosian, which was such a liability during the regular season, had its paw prints all over Brett Howden’s overtime goal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Musical, and even did early workshops for the musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her (which coincidentally opened this season too, days after Sunset).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 May 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 1 Jun. 2025.
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