How to Use coincidentally in a Sentence

coincidentally

adverb
  • The two even coincidentally wore game day looks with similar, sweet nods to their men out on the field.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Cheryl was heading to the seventh floor of the hotel, and, coincidentally, so were Preet and his party.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • It’s also the most points the Bengals have allowed since last year’s loss to the Jets, which coincidentally was on Halloween as well.
    cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And one night, every woman in the restaurant coincidentally needed a drink at the same time George Clooney pulled up a barstool.
    Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The entire ad is about the new angle, i.e., a triangle, which coincidentally is the same shape of a Doritos chip.
    Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The most famous prison island in history might be, coincidentally, one of the largest islands in the world.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
  • On that list, Hazbin Hotel season one opens at No. 13–coincidentally in the same spot.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And much of it has come from REI which, coincidentally, is having a huge secret hiking sale right now.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
  • If that kind of rush is your catnip, buy a Phantom now, because the specter of an electric Rolls-Royce (which, coincidentally, will be called the Spectre) looms as large as the car itself.
    Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Not so coincidentally, Vietnam, which had not appeared on the global AI research list and rankings before, jumped to the 26th worldwide in the same year.
    Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Hazel’s has been serving hearty breakfasts to hungry beachcombers since 1957, which, coincidentally, is the year I was born.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • Needless to say, I was tickled to find a similar dish at the new Chay, just four miles away and, coincidentally, listed as the ninth appetizer on the list.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The Dodgers, coincidentally, are 19-3 since the Aug. 1 deadline.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Not coincidentally, the rise of this factory has mirrored the increase in Tesla’s margins over the past couple of years.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • When asked if anyone had mentioned doing Wong harm, fingers were pointed at the Cranston brothers who had coincidentally left town at the time of the murder.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Angle was on air in the fifth inning with announcer Chris Mehring when, coincidentally enough, Miller became the team's all-time leader in hit-by-pitches when he was plunked with his 22nd pitch of the year.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Not so coincidentally, the latter two artisans are based out of New York.
    Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Not coincidentally, Patrick is her husband’s former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • The stars finally aligned for Swank, who revealed to Drew Barrymore on her show that her twins coincidentally are due on a date that holds special meaning to her.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Not coincidentally, the doctrine gained a lot of popularity on the right around then.
    Amber Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Shadow of the Vampire coincidentally shares many of its themes with Nope, Jordan Peele's very satisfying summer hit (and one of 2022's best films).
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Not coincidentally, the instrument used to rally us to repent is the shofar.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Perhaps not coincidentally, the Patriots’ fourth-and-1 play in the second quarter failed because Stevenson wasn’t in the game.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Their paths crossed coincidentally when Vanessa worked as an extra on a music video of Kobe’s, and a whirlwind romance ensued.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The two met coincidentally at a neighborhood house party, where Townes was DJing and Smith voluntarily filled in for his hype man who didn't show.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Now, coincidentally, a 24-year-old wheelchair tennis star at San Diego State.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Not coincidentally this happened less than a year after the original iPhone came out.
    Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Others just coincidentally have books that share their titles with Swift songs.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Square tables work well, coincidentally, in square rooms and can add an intimate or cozy feeling.
    Shannon Quimby, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The last time the University of Cincinnati football team visited Temple, the Bearcats coincidentally were a top-25 team seeking a berth in a major bowl game.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022

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