How to Use incidental in a Sentence

incidental

1 of 2 adjective

• You may incur some incidental expenses on the trip.
• He writes incidental music for plays.
• The shrimp are nice but almost incidental; for me, this dish is all about the sauce.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• Alserkal’s role here is not incidental.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
• The leg to leg contact is incidental once the ball is clearly loose.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
• Feig seems adrift in a movie where the comedy is incidental rather than the driving force.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2022
• The eagle’s head facing the olive branch was not incidental.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
• This fact wasn’t incidental; empire was central to the causes and course of the war.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022
• Indeed, the deeper the book plunges, the more incidental the singers end up feeling.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022
• The action is set on the heels of a plague, but any resonance with the present seems purely incidental.
  — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
• That last detail is not incidental.
  — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
• That all this hubbub centers on two small rodents feels incidental.
  — Amy Nicholson, Variety, 17 May 2022
• The paper, the ink, the envelope—none of it is incidental.
  — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
• Its weapons are not incidental to that identity.
  — Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
• The records do not prove whether the counterfeits caused the complaints or might have been incidental to the report.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
• Charles, of course, sees his wealth as incidental to his main role, which is to wield soft political power.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
• Her gesture is so spontaneous, her smile so broad, that her nun’s habit is almost incidental.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• The parks themselves aren’t incidental; there are more than 2,000 across the city.
  — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
• Or was that sort of incidental to the package, and maybe a lot of them didn’t even really realize about it?
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 6 June 2023
• Whether or not one individual happened to walk through the door and tap his toe is incidental.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
• Research has varied on just how many incidental findings occur from these tests.
  — David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
• In this case, the NHL ruled that the contact was incidental.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• But those results were incidental to determine the winner in those days.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• Most people are catching them incidental to their pursuit of smallmouth bass.
  — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
• Both were calls where the actual hit was more incidental to the play than deliberate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• No one has quite figured out how to replicate that kind of incidental discovery online.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
• For a dancer, an engaged audience is not incidental.
  — Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
• The goal was upheld because the league ruled it incidental contact that occurred outside the crease.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• The problems that have occurred have been incidental, though still very important.
  — Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022
• This is incidental in the big picture, but Smith is doing more than merely walking.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022

incidental

2 of 2 noun

• On top of that, the leaders will require stipends for daily meals and incidentals.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
• Also, make sure to leave about 10% to 20% for incidentals that may come up.
  — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 May 2026
• The balance of the price would be for contingencies and incidentals.
  — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• As any Spinal Tap fan can attest, the choice of location for the band's swan song is far from incidental.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
• That includes tuition, room and board and books, plus a cost of attendance stipend to cover incidentals such as travel.
  — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• Everyone covered their own meals and incidentals out of pocket.
  — Aaron Gell, Vanities, 2 Apr. 2018
• Stick with credit To finance a trip, most families choose a form of payment for food and incidentals ahead of time.
  — Kat Hnatyshyn, kansascity, 14 June 2017
• Funeral costs continue to climb, as do prices for funeral plots and incidentals many people don't know about.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Jan. 2020
• There have been good salmon sign and some incidentals caught and released, so the August 15 opener looks promising.
  — sacbee, 3 July 2017
• This total doesn’t include most meals, in-city transportation or incidentals (such as college sweatshirts).
  — cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
• And that’s on top of costly airfare, lodging, match tickets, and other incidentals required to attend the games.
  — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
• Officials ruled the hit incidental, though Olszewski left the game and didn’t return with a head injury.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
• But who has more perks, intangibles and not-so-incidentals to corral them than Hurley and the Huskies?
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
• That includes park tickets, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and incidentals for all three people.
  — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 May 2026
• That’s nearly $500,000 in revenue per home game just on incidentals.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
• The cost to send so many teams to playoff locales, venue rentals, travel expenses and incidentals for that many players, coaches and training staff can mount.
  — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 19 June 2017
• Customers pay a monthly access fee, hourly fee, fuel adjustments, plus incidentals.
  — Doug Gollan, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• In the meantime, her program provides them with up to $695 a month for utilities, housing and incidentals.
  — Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Travis and his parents lugged his stuff—clothing, a small refrigerator, a 17-inch flat screen, and incidentals—up a flight of stairs to the second floor.
  — Nick Ehrmann, The Atlantic, 15 May 2017
• Winner may be required to present a valid credit card upon check-in at hotels to cover incidentals that are not included in the Grand Prize.
  — CNN, 12 June 2018
• Hatch noted this doesn’t cover associated costs like books, travel to campus or other incidentals.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2019
• Three neighbors started a GoFundMe page to help the family with incidentals.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2017
• Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
• Taxes and fees, air fare, shore excursions and incidentals onboard are the responsibility of the winner.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 27 Mar. 2017
• Student card funds Colleges utilize different programs for paying for meal plans and incidentals purchased on campus.
  — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
• Skirt reports that concert-goers spent an average of $1,300 per show on incidentals, in addition to the cost of tickets.
  — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
• Her bronze casts of cardboard packages likewise memorialize passing incidentals.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• In August, all members will also begin earning points for food and beverage purchases and qualifying incidentals, rather than just the room rate.
  — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2018
• After paying for utilities, medical bills, laundry and other incidentals, she’s left with about $200 a month for food, clothing and anything else that pops up.
  — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Apr. 2018
• Available in matte black and gray, or champagne pink and black, the backpacks feature a 15-inch padded laptop sleeve, padded back, and front zipper pocket for your wallet, keys, and other incidentals.
  — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018