incidentally

adverb

in·ci·den·tal·ly | \ ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē

, especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē \

Definition of incidentally

1 : in an incidental manner : not intentionally the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious— John Lahr

2 : by way of interjection or digression : by the way fortunate in having a good teacher … —still living, incidentally— John Fischer

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Examples 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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