by coincidence

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Traditionally, they vote once in every parliament on a republican motion to abolish the monarchy and the motion came up by coincidence on Tuesday.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Another possibility is that some early dinosaurs happened to have feet that closely resembled bird feet by coincidence.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

And by coincidence, the Hurricanes will be playing for the championship at home at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

If it looks more like a Mazzone offense, that’s not by coincidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

The evidence is circumstantial, but it’s hard to imagine that Sapiens, just by coincidence, arrived in Australia at the precise point that all these animals were dropping dead of the chills.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari