How to Use accidentally in a Sentence

accidentally

adverb

• Once at home, put the work in a place where no one might accidentally see it.
  — Michael Finkel, Time, 14 June 2023
• His wife accidentally butt texted the plans to me.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
• Ringo came up accidentally with key lines in lyrics or titles of songs.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Who is most likely to accidentally start a fire in the house?
  — Emily Becker, Women's Health, 24 May 2023
• Hot water and dish soap can help flush oil if accidentally poured down the drain.
  — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
• Check your cartons to make sure none of the egg shells accidentally cracked.
  — Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 5 July 2023
• Each of them accidentally went to the wrong address or opened the wrong door — and each was shot.
  — Susan C. Beachy, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Plus, this way things won't accidentally fall out of (or into) it.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
• One cannot accidentally groom a child.
  — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
• Snakes only bite if people try to move them, pick them up or accidentally step on them.
  — Tina Chen, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
• In one case, a passenger accidentally cut the ropes on one side of the boat.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
• One day, he accidentally gets attached to a train that carries him far away.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• The soon-to-be bride and groom are still confused on whether or not they accidentally got married.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
• At one point, the boy entered the room, found the gun and accidentally shot himself.
  — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
• By the way, in the novel and movie, the tiny country accidentally wins.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
• The bad news, though, is that restaurants aren’t accidentally loud.
  — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
• The key is to make sure they are diluted as well so your blinds are not accidentally damaged.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
• The key is to make sure they are diluted as well so your blinds are not accidentally damaged.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
• Instead, discard it in a way that no one else can accidentally use it or drink it for that matter.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
• Many of us have accidentally left a water bottle in the car and had this happen.
  — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
• Zayn, then, maybe, accidentally took out Rhodes with the belt as well.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
• Get in the habit of closing the toilet lid to avoid accidentally dropping things in.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
• Over the last three years, Sheila has passed out, fallen and smashed her face and accidentally burned down her house.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
• And most Americans eat up to two pounds of bug parts a year accidentally.
  — John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• The Dark Ages is more like a line dance that accidentally ends up in a fistfight.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
• Put some kind of barrier around the nest so no one accidentally disturbs them.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• Parents should make sure the length of the costume is correct, so kids don’t accidentally step on it and trip.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
• Chairs got involved in the match and Jey got hit accidentally during a spot.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• That only happens accidentally as a result of trying to sound like the text it was trained on.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
• The woman claimed she was accidentally shot when her boyfriend was cleaning his gun at their home, Lynch said.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025