accidentally
Example Sentences
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I accidentally knock my needles to the floor as I stand.
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“I am careful with the oud. Very careful. I must have accidentally scratched it.”
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Dr. Carroll startled and her hand accidentally swiped across the screen.
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Back in 2020, Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open after accidentally hitting a line judge in the neck with a ball.
From BBC
Austria's Standard newspaper says Egisto Ott apparently obtained the work phones after they accidentally fell into the River Danube on an interior ministry boating trip.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.