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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The number of customer cars, incidentally, was chosen because the two drivers who won the Driver’s Championship in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1996, John Nielsen and David Brabham, raced with number 61.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Both examples, incidentally, highlight the fact that a war’s name may differ from place to place.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The bug’s feces can also end up inside or near a home and then be incidentally ingested or rubbed into the skin or mucous membrane.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Those newsletters, incidentally, go out to more than two million parents today.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Both examples, incidentally, highlight the fact that a war’s name may differ from place to place.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The bug’s feces can also end up inside or near a home and then be incidentally ingested or rubbed into the skin or mucous membrane.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Those newsletters, incidentally, go out to more than two million parents today.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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