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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—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Professional sports is a cold business, and there’s none more frigid than football, the sport that has the highest injury rate, and coincidentally — or not — contracts that aren’t guaranteed.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 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
The two countries had made positive noises about continuing the loan, but tensions between them have increased since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could help defend Taiwan from any Chinese aggression, and whether coincidentally or not, the pandas appear to be on their way to China.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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