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
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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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Those might seem like anodyne promises, but they were well received by an electorate exhausted by 14 years of Tory drama and dysfunction, which delivered Brexit and (not coincidentally) economic stagnation.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Not coincidentally, Boston is beelining for a half-a-billion-dollar roster between payroll and luxury tax in a couple years.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
Not coincidentally, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), in a landmark move, bought Alamo Drafthouse and had been looking to expand, and clearly, the company’s new ownership allowed for some greater financial flexibility to do just that and buy back up the shuttered theaters.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Not coincidentally, China’s shift toward less aggressive diplomacy occurred just as the international environment became less hostile toward Beijing.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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Max Boot, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Not coincidentally, Boston is beelining for a half-a-billion-dollar roster between payroll and luxury tax in a couple years.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
Not coincidentally, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), in a landmark move, bought Alamo Drafthouse and had been looking to expand, and clearly, the company’s new ownership allowed for some greater financial flexibility to do just that and buy back up the shuttered theaters.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Not coincidentally, China’s shift toward less aggressive diplomacy occurred just as the international environment became less hostile toward Beijing.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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