Want to use Accidental correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like casual or chance.
Accidental meaning
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Example sentences (20)
Coroner Dr Peter Harrowing recorded that Mr Burcombe died from multiple injuries and that his death was accidental.
Deputy Health Minister Younes Panahi said poisoning is happening in the holy city of Qom and they are not accidental.
The fight was stopped in the fourth round following an accidental head butt and his opponent was not able to continue.
Accidental ingestion of wire bristles has become a growing concern not only in New York but across the country.
He went on to outline an accidental encounter between his girlfriend – later manager – Arlene Hirschkowitz, and Prince.
Gmail’s Undo Send feature only delays the email — it doesn’t actually recall accidental messages already sent to others.
A soldier was killed and another injured on Sunday in an accidental firing inside an army camp in J&K’s Bandipora district.
This was not an accidental shooting by any means,” Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford stated in the press conference.
Audra will have good news for Nate since she arranged an accidental run-in and played her part perfectly.
Manuel “Manny” Carvalho, 11, died Aug. 28 in an accidental shooting at Camp Honokaia on Hawaii island.
The fact that she forgot to put what was a rental car, in park, was an accidental oversight compounded by her panicked response.
Meanwhile, Pineda’s previous six fights include three no-contests (two for banned substances and one for an accidental eye poke).
Michelle Barriault and Christine Lalonde fear that, as Justin's death was ruled accidental, the investigation will not be thorough.
A police spokesperson said the incident was "accidental", while the is investigating the matter.
An accidental knock forward of the ball will result in a penalty, albeit not a very severe one.
It was the second eagle death case for accidental electrocution from bare wires in the country.
Ms Sutherland reached a conclusion of an accidental death, in a course of events she described as “entirely unexpected and unintended”.
The fire is being ruled accidental due to a prior history of problems with one of the vehicles.
The home, says Koch, sustained at least $70K in damages, and according to investigators the cause of the fire appears to be accidental.
Eve Moneypenny's accidental sniper shot in has been debunked by sniper expert Nicholas Irving.
Common combinations with accidental
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an accidental 51×
- was accidental 19×
- the accidental 19×
- of accidental 13×
- accidental death 11×
- accidental and 8×
- from accidental 6×
- accidental drowning 6×
- accidental shooting 6×
- accidental fire 5×
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