coincidence
Example Sentences
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“It does appear to be a coincidence that two similar occurrences happened in corresponding weeks and this was not the mountain lion that was in Santa Monica last week,” a Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Earlier research from the same team used Mendelian randomization, a genetic research method that helps scientists separate cause from coincidence, to investigate the connection.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Pieter said "science would say.. it's probably just coincidence", but added science couldn't explain everything.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
One show of indifference was chance, two was coincidence, but this last dismissal made me see the pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
And a letter from Grammy, right on time, but of course that was just a coincidence.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing coincidence
Wonder
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Twelve Angry Men
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