coincidental

Example Sentences

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Together, these clues suggest that the Sun's present location is not simply coincidental.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Patel, an avid hockey fan, has defended the trip, arguing that the timing was coincidental with meetings he had been planning to attend with the FBI’s European counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Owens is maximalist in her approach, tossing out anything that to her seems funky or confusing or too coincidental, even when they lead to theories that contradict one another.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

"It was just purely coincidental he and I spent some quality time together on what would have been her 85th birthday. The stars had aligned," said Russell.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Though music’s flirtation with surrealism was short-lived - how can such an unreal art form ever really have had any relationship with surrealism? - one controversial aspect of Parade’s score had some coincidental forward momentum.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall