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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The cerebellum, incidentally, might explain the signature slowness zombies are known for. — Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, "'Game of Thrones' Science: How Do Wights Work?," 26 Apr. 2019 But under the eavesdropping authorized by Section 702, the NSA incidentally sweeps in a lot of communications of Americans. — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, "Trump throws FISA reauthorization into confusion with conflicting statements," 11 Jan. 2018 Holmes’s new modern look taps into a quiet, new mood in fashion that, incidentally, was all over the runways for Fall at brands such as Victoria Beckham, Celine, and Chloé. — Vogue, "Katie Holmes Gives This Sexy Skirt Silhouette a Stealth-Chic Makeover," 15 Mar. 2019 Potlatch’s Clearwater sawmill at Lewiston, incidentally, is the largest pine mill in the world. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The Lost Art of Floating Logs Down the River," 16 Feb. 2019 After performing a chemical analysis on his specimens, Steinhauser theorized that cotton in belly button lint may incidentally help maintain belly button cleanliness by sweeping away foreign matter. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Excuse Me, What Even Is Belly Button Lint?," 1 Mar. 2019 The British actress—who incidentally is married to rocker Marcus Mumford—made an appearance at a SAG-AFTRA event in New York yesterday to promote her new movie, Wildlife. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, "Carey Mulligan Gives the Rockstar Leather Pant an Unexpected New Look," 2 Oct. 2018 Amash and other members of both political parties have argued that a court order should be required before any data collected incidentally is used against Americans. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, "Rep. Justin Amash loses fights to limit government spying on Americans," 11 Jan. 2018 On the day Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress — with Facebook’s top lobbyist incidentally on hand to support Brett Kavanaugh — Kevin Roose rounds up more of the misinformation that has been spreading about her. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Facebook is pushing out its most creative skeptics," 28 Sep. 2018

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