Explore Accidental through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like adventitious or extrinsic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Accidental meaning
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Synonyms of Accidental
Using Accidental
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary. | Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary. | Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- Useful related words include: adventitious, extrinsic, casual, chance.
- In the example corpus, accidental often appears in combinations such as: an accidental, was accidental, the accidental.
Context around Accidental
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Accidental
- In this selection, "accidental" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, funding, suicides, death, insurance and poisoning stand out and add context to how "accidental" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2011 of accidental alcohol poisoning and accidental deletion is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "accidental" sits close to words such as armenia, chess and influx, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with accidental
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Accidental deletion is another possible cause. (6 words)
And this is being done quite deliberately; it is not accidental. (11 words)
A preliminary report classifying it as an accidental death has been registered. (12 words)
And as criminologists who track any time a gun is fired at a K-12 school, including deliberate attacks, suicides, accidental shootings, gang-related violence and shootings at after-hours school events, we know this case is only the tip of the iceberg. (43 words)
Out of 281 discrete categories for federal funding, accidental death (which includes car accidents and “accidental poisoning”—meaning, overdoses) doesn’t even merit its own category—even though it’s easily one of the top causes of premature death. (39 words)
After the accidental discovery of a valuable dragon's egg, a farm boy () is led into adventure and later realizes he's the one person who can defend his home and his people against a wicked king. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 2018-19, the PMC declared an accidental insurance scheme with a maximum cover of Rs 5 lakh, in case of accidental death of a citizen who pays property tax to the PMC.
Out of 281 discrete categories for federal funding, accidental death (which includes car accidents and “accidental poisoning”—meaning, overdoses) doesn’t even merit its own category—even though it’s easily one of the top causes of premature death.
Accidental deletion is another possible cause.
Accidental ingestion of wire bristles has become a growing concern not only in New York but across the country.
A fire investigation has concluded that the cause of the blaze was accidental.
After the accidental discovery of a valuable dragon's egg, a farm boy () is led into adventure and later realizes he's the one person who can defend his home and his people against a wicked king.
Amy quickly moved on with film director Reg Traviss who she was still dating when she died on July 23, 2011, of accidental alcohol poisoning.
An accidental knock forward of the ball will result in a penalty, albeit not a very severe one.
An autopsy confirmed the Indigenous girl died from “blunt cranial trauma” resulting from an accidental fall off a swing at her guardians’ residence in Maskwacis, Alta. Serenity was on life support for 10 days before she died.
And as criminologists who track any time a gun is fired at a K-12 school, including deliberate attacks, suicides, accidental shootings, gang-related violence and shootings at after-hours school events, we know this case is only the tip of the iceberg.
And this is being done quite deliberately; it is not accidental.
And when an accidental fire wrecked the attraction in 2011, it felt like an act of mercy.
A police spokesperson said the incident was "accidental", while the is investigating the matter.
A preliminary report classifying it as an accidental death has been registered.
A security expert, Timothy Avele, said lack of information on latest hardware as well as accidental bombing by the Nigerian Air Force could have led to the drop.
As far as durability goes, the earbuds are constructed with a solid housing to protect against accidental drops, and they're totally sweatproof, which means they won't spazz out on you after too many sweaty sessions.
A shooting near a vacant Port Arthur store that resulted in one injury appears to have been accidental, according to Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso.
A soldier was killed and another injured on Sunday in an accidental firing inside an army camp in J&K’s Bandipora district.
As the superpowered A.I. made its way into classrooms and offices, a flotilla of concerns quickly emerged, ranging from job losses to accidental nuclear war.
At first, the police viewed the deaths as accidental overdoses, but they opened an investigation when the victims’ families discovered the missing funds.
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×