as in in passing
by way of interjection or digression
incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?
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Recent Examples of incidentally
So that can never go anywhere, but their love grows incidentally around it.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The exception to this, obviously and imperfectly, is China, which, incidentally, will be adversely affected by certain aspects of the U.K. deal.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 May 2025
Also, incidentally, has there ever been a more handsome, mustachioed, salt-crusty movie character than Captain Quint, as played by Robert Shaw?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Sartorially, the ascot-wearing dandy owes a debt to the late Bob Evans, whose Beverly Hills mansion, incidentally, is now owned by Warners chief Zas.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The exception to this, obviously and imperfectly, is China, which, incidentally, will be adversely affected by certain aspects of the U.K. deal.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 May 2025
Also, incidentally, has there ever been a more handsome, mustachioed, salt-crusty movie character than Captain Quint, as played by Robert Shaw?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Sartorially, the ascot-wearing dandy owes a debt to the late Bob Evans, whose Beverly Hills mansion, incidentally, is now owned by Warners chief Zas.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incidentally
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“Incidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidentally. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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