coincidental

Example Sentences

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The timing is both coincidental and unfortunate but he is due back after the international break.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Together, these clues suggest that the Sun's present location is not simply coincidental.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Patel, an avid hockey fan, has defended the trip, arguing that the timing was coincidental with meetings he had been planning to attend with the FBI’s European counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Owens is maximalist in her approach, tossing out anything that to her seems funky or confusing or too coincidental, even when they lead to theories that contradict one another.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Even though it seemed awfully coincidental, I didn’t want to push my luck by asking too many questions about who this someone was.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls