incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
| \ ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē
, especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē\
, especially for sense 2 -ˈdent-lē\
Definition of incidentally
1
: in an incidental manner : not intentionally
the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious— John Lahr
2
: by way of interjection or digression : by the way
fortunate in having a good teacher … —still living, incidentally— John Fischer
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Examples of incidentally in a Sentence
Not incidentally, the market slump was followed by widespread layoffs.
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
Recent Examples on the Web
The Nuggets, incidentally, not only covered the spread but won Game 4 outright, 116-112. — oregonlive.com, "Canzano: Las Vegas doesn’t hate the Trail Blazers... it just likes money a lot more," 23 Aug. 2019 The production of a deepfake about, say, Barack Obama, starts with lots of pictures of the former president (this, incidentally, means that celebrities are easier to deepfake than normal people, as the internet holds more data that describe them). — The Economist, "What is a deepfake?," 7 Aug. 2019 Two years later, when Russia had its membership suspended after the annexation of Crimea, the communique was actually united in condemnation of Russia (Trump, incidentally, has repeated his calls for Putin to be reinvited to the G-7). — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "Donald Trump may have killed the G-7 communique. Will anyone miss it?," 24 Aug. 2019 Bears QB and Mentor native Mitch Trubisky, incidentally, is getting a lot of the action for the award, too. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Browns getting a lot action from Vegas gamblers, ESPN reports," 19 Aug. 2019 Gomez, incidentally, has strong ties with WE, having hosted the WE Day Special multiple times. — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, "Watch Selena Gomez surprise these adorable young change-makers for ABC’s WE Day Special," 8 Aug. 2019 That game, incidentally, was played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte where the NBA team owned by Michael Jordan calls home. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Opinion: How Zion Williamson's Nike shoe blowout worked in his favor five months later," 23 July 2019 There is, incidentally, an alien in the back seat of the car. — chicagotribune.com, "The top 8 recommended Chicago shows to see now," 21 July 2019 The tolling bells in the finale, incidentally, were played on a pair of long, thin metal columns suspended from the shell that made a dull, bonging sound. — Richard S. Ginell, latimes.com, "Review: L.A. Phil kicks off the Bowl’s classical season with the Labèque sisters and Sean Hayes," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incidentally.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for incidentally
incidentally
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of incidentally
: as something that is less interesting or important
—used to introduce a statement that provides added information or that mentions another subject
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incidentally
adverb
in·ci·den·tal·ly
| \ ˌin-sə-ˈden-tᵊl-ē
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Kids Definition of incidentally
1
: as a matter of less interest or importance
2
—used to introduce a statement that provides additional information or changes the subject I'll call your mother. Incidentally, how is she?
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