accidental
Example Sentences
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Was it possible that this—all of this that seemed so wasteful and so needless—this war, Scheveningen prison, this very cell, none of it was unforeseen or accidental?
From Literature
This is why that February 2021 episode enjoyed a ratings spike, leading one to wonder if the whole lax vetting of “Bachelors” and “Bachelorette” contenders isn’t entirely accidental.
From Salon
The widowed farmer had, after all, witnessed the accidental death of his wife and child.
She said the new rules may reduce casual or accidental exposure to harmful material but adult users will also be worried about their data privacy.
From BBC
The economic consequences are not an accidental byproduct of this conflict, they are an intrinsic aspect of the war.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
