Sentence examples for Accidentally from inspiring English sources

'accidentally' is a correct and commonly used word in written English
It is an adverb that means "by chance" or "without intention or planning." Example: I accidentally spilled my coffee on my shirt this morning while rushing to catch the bus.

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Accidentally

adverb

In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.

  • He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

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You know that the only real alternative to watching a dozen How I Met Your Mother repeats in a row is for us to run into the streets screaming until we accidentally clatter into a polling booth.

Like Stalin! Bill / Sorry - She was too hot in her bikini, and I accidentally spilled baby oil over us.

I am now relying on the BBC investing in some Chinese government-style expertise to employ internet censors in Broadcasting House who can be relied on to block only any item which might upset the IOC lawyers – leaving me with the pleasure of hearing the racing tips, Vince Cable, and John Humphrys grumbling about any warm weather that accidentally comes to the UK.

Now, I don't know what prompted me to say what I said next, but as he handed me the prescription, I just blurted it out: "There's one more thing: When I was 14 years old, I shot my best friend in the face accidentally, and I watched him die".

There are gratuitous new restrictions on an already heavily curtailed right to strike, plans to rob the earnings of migrants who may work hard but lack the proper paperwork, and such a sweeping ban on legal highs that government lawyers could soon be fretting about accidentally criminalising sweets that give a sugar rush.

Authorities say a man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal's hard shell.

She was paralysed below the waist when she was accidentally shot by police seeking her son, Michael, during an early morning raid on her home.

The film ends with Vinz being accidentally shot dead by a policeman, who is taunting him with a gun.

I didn't witness any rage at Gauguin, just a weary shuffling around, and a good deal of apologising to people you'd just trodden on or accidentally barged out of the way.

Confused by the incorrect airspeed readings, the pilot accidentally stalled the plane before it went into a spin and crashed into the sea, killing all on board.

Djalili stars as a proud muslim who accidentally discovers he is adopted – and was born Jewish – in this amiable farce penned by comedian David Baddiel.

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