coincidentally
adverb
co·in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tə-lē 
-ˈdent-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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Spirit owner Michele Kang, coincidentally, is one of a small group of owners invested in women’s soccer teams in both America and Europe.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Brunskill played only 10 of Miami’s 59 snaps; his playing time has declined the past two games and - coincidentally or not - the production of the Dolphins’ running game also has declined.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Yang foretold his exit, coincidentally or not, in April.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Brunskill played only 10 of Miami’s 59 snaps; his playing time has declined the past two games and - coincidentally or not - the production of the Dolphins’ running game also has declined.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Yang foretold his exit, coincidentally or not, in April.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Fast forward a bit, and, coincidentally, the day my wife went into labor, Larchmont Jewelers’s manager reached out to inform me that a pink Datejust 28 was available for purchase.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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