Explore Coincidence through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like happenstance or simultaneity. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coincidence meaning
- Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
- Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
- A coincidence point.
Synonyms of Coincidence
Using Coincidence
- The main meaning on this page is: Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place. | Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none. | A coincidence point.
- Useful related words include: happenstance, simultaneity, co-occurrence, conjunction.
- In the example corpus, coincidence often appears in combinations such as: coincidence that, no coincidence, not coincidence.
Context around Coincidence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coincidence
- In this selection, "coincidence" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bad, calendar, rates, extreme and though stand out and add context to how "coincidence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include not a coincidence and a bad coincidence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coincidence" sits close to words such as belize, correspond and debit, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coincidence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Believe me this is not a coincidence. (7 words)
He described it as “a bad coincidence”. (7 words)
But a coincidence that the Fulham captain has deserved. (9 words)
By coincidence, DC Comics overlord James Gunn this week confirmed that Suicide Squad was not planned to be the end of the ‘Arkhamverse’, although there have been tie-in cartoons before, so if it does continue it won’t necessarily be via new games. (44 words)
Gillian Anderson steals many a scene as Mrs. Marquis, and Lucy Boynton (“Chevalier”) is alluring and mysterious as the woman who steals Poe’s heart, and whose name sounds just enough like “Lenore” that it’s probably-almost-definitely not a coincidence. (42 words)
But as snippets of the movie have built buzz – and the coincidence of its launch on the same day as Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer has led to a – industry hopes are rising for Barbie, he says. (39 words)
Did you think it was a coincidence that even Mauritius – the most prosperous “African” nation in the middle of the Indian Ocean – just credentialed their Ambassador to Pres Ali? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Coincidence Extreme flood events often result from coincidence such as unusually intense, warm rainfall melting heavy snow pack, producing channel obstructions from floating ice, and releasing small impoundments like beaver dams.
Given this assumption, there is a Bell inequality between the coincidence rates with polarizers and coincidence rates without polarizers.
Although the coincidence is uncanny, the anxiety was due to both kids and my husband getting very sick with a virus that sent me spiraling back to our scary winter of illness.
Any excuse for a party I suppose, as this coming weekend will testify – coinciding (probably no coincidence though) with England against Ireland in Dublin in the final round of the Six Nations.
Believe me this is not a coincidence.
Benn, pointed out the obvious elephant in the room; the coincidence needed for two fires to break out at the same building, one week apart.
But a coincidence that the Fulham captain has deserved.
But as snippets of the movie have built buzz – and the coincidence of its launch on the same day as Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer has led to a – industry hopes are rising for Barbie, he says.
But it’s like I told you, it’s a bit more by coincidence.
By coincidence, DC Comics overlord James Gunn this week confirmed that Suicide Squad was not planned to be the end of the ‘Arkhamverse’, although there have been tie-in cartoons before, so if it does continue it won’t necessarily be via new games.
By coincidence there was a table of barber shop singers on the next table and they sang 'must have been a beautiful baby'.
By coincidence, the volume of existing-home sales in 2001 fell within the range of 5.0 to 5.5 million, which is considered normal for the current U.S. population.
By coincidence, they were all heading in the same direction – to the Hofbrauhaus Munchen – a beer garden, restaurant and Munich institution.
Death Valley was forecast to come close to record-tying temperatures Sunday, and tourists flocked to the national park, some to possibly witness heat history and other by coincidence.
Did you think it was a coincidence that even Mauritius – the most prosperous “African” nation in the middle of the Indian Ocean – just credentialed their Ambassador to Pres Ali?
Gillian Anderson steals many a scene as Mrs. Marquis, and Lucy Boynton (“Chevalier”) is alluring and mysterious as the woman who steals Poe’s heart, and whose name sounds just enough like “Lenore” that it’s probably-almost-definitely not a coincidence.
He described it as “a bad coincidence”.
He said: "They are well-coached, well organised, there is no coincidence that they are doing well.
I do not believe it’s a coincidence that this is being released at the same time these revivals are occurring across America.
I don't think for a minute that it is just a calendar coincidence that fall is when most festivals, fairs and exhibitions occur.
Common combinations with coincidence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- coincidence that 74×
- no coincidence 61×
- not coincidence 15×
- by coincidence 14×
- it coincidence 11×
- the coincidence 10×
- coincidence the 10×
- is coincidence 7×
- mere coincidence 5×
- pure coincidence 5×