accidentally
Example Sentences
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While he has never accidentally bought the wrong company’s shares, he said he had to constantly clarify his subject when speaking to others in the industry: “Oh, this one? You mean that one?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The ruling by media watchdog Ofcom stated that once the staff member who accidentally played the files realised what they had done, they stopped playing them, "panicked and left the premises".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Earlier preservation treatments may have accidentally created favorable conditions for certain microorganisms.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Inhabitants allege a brushwood-clearing machine accidentally started the blaze with a spark on Wednesday last week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
“At your age, it can show itself in different ways. When I was ten, I accidentally turned myself invisible.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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