incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē 
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner : not intentionally
the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious—
John Lahr
John Lahr2
: by way of interjection or digression : by the way
fortunate in having a good teacher … —still living, incidentally—John Fischer
John Fischer
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?
Recent Examples on the Web
The other baby-boom president, incidentally, isn’t President Biden but Barack Obama.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Following their divorce, he wed Lonnie Ali in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where, incidentally, their mothers were neighbors and best friends.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The youngest male player to win three grand slams on three different surfaces – the 2022 US Open, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open in 2024 – at 21.
Achievements, incidentally, already inked on his skin.
—Aleks Klossok, CNN, 1 July 2024
Locking eyes, incidentally, is the principal form of communication in a movie where dialogue is sparse and exposition nonexistent.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Following their divorce, he wed Lonnie Ali in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where, incidentally, their mothers were neighbors and best friends.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The youngest male player to win three grand slams on three different surfaces – the 2022 US Open, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open in 2024 – at 21.
Achievements, incidentally, already inked on his skin.
—Aleks Klossok, CNN, 1 July 2024
Locking eyes, incidentally, is the principal form of communication in a movie where dialogue is sparse and exposition nonexistent.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for incidentally
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incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-ᵊl-ē
especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē
1
: in an incidental manner
discusses the problem only incidentally
2
: apart from that : by the way
a one-room school—still standing, incidentally—which was painted red
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