as in in passing
by way of interjection or digression
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
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This night, incidentally, was the date of his mother's anniversary.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
The rules around grand jury secrecy shouldn’t be broken and care must be taken about revealing the identities of victims and besmirching the reputations of people mentioned incidentally in the vast investigative materials.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2025
The horses, incidentally, are proof of the theater of this: Real police don’t use horses to make arrests.
—Jim Newton, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Lululemon slides are cool and comfortable, which, incidentally, also happen to be my only two goals this summer.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 9 July 2025
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
The rules around grand jury secrecy shouldn’t be broken and care must be taken about revealing the identities of victims and besmirching the reputations of people mentioned incidentally in the vast investigative materials.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2025
The horses, incidentally, are proof of the theater of this: Real police don’t use horses to make arrests.
—Jim Newton, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Lululemon slides are cool and comfortable, which, incidentally, also happen to be my only two goals this summer.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for incidentally
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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