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
A community radio station breached the rules after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III in a May broadcast, a UK watchdog said on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 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
It was one of the rooms he’d accidentally stumbled into earlier.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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