How to Use accidentally in a Sentence
accidentally
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That script includes a backstory to how the witches gained their powers and what happens when teenagers accidentally bring the trio back to life.
— Analisa Novak, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022 -
The film follows two single parents who accidentally end up with each other’s child’s backpacks, leaving their phones with the other person.
— Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 -
Then the really low levels can be reserved for things like softening butter or thawing fruit without accidentally cooking it.
— Audrey Bruno, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Like Max Dennison before them, the teens accidentally bring the sisters back to the land of the living — to the tune of a delightful song-and-dance number.
— Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Redditor u/280-Z accidentally discovered how to turn on the screen portion between the two holes.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022 -
This year, Moffo also discovered accidentally that Porkchop can even plant vegetables with her poop.
— Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2022 -
For example, people with diabetes may reach for sugar-free beverages, but accidentally getting one that is full of sugar could have a direct effect on their blood sugar.
— Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024 -
The sequel follows three young women who accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and who must team up to stop the witches and save their town.
— Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 -
Each of them accidentally went to the wrong address or opened the wrong door — and each was shot.
— Susan C. Beachy, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023 -
The owner had just moved the SUV to the street to work on cleaning the garage and accidentally left the keys in the vehicle.
— cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023 -
Once at home, put the work in a place where no one might accidentally see it.
— Michael Finkel, Time, 14 June 2023 -
Who is most likely to accidentally start a fire in the house?
— Emily Becker, Women's Health, 24 May 2023 -
Check your cartons to make sure none of the egg shells accidentally cracked.
— Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 5 July 2023 -
The Glendale boy fired the gun, accidentally shooting himself in the chest the morning of March 20, Mendez said.
— Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The usher then accidentally stepped on the singer’s gown.
— Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 -
In March, a group of dirt bikers dragged a man and his adult son out of their car in Harlem and beat them after the driver accidentally hit one of the bikers.
— Hurubie Meko, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022 -
Ringo came up accidentally with key lines in lyrics or titles of songs.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023 -
And most Americans eat up to two pounds of bug parts a year accidentally.
— John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Then, at the beginning of the year, Jeep accidentally leaked a few photos.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024 -
Pets add to the problem, accidentally dropping food in the water, which can then be used as stepping stones.
— Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 -
Most of us have mastered the art of accidentally shrinking clothes in the washing machine.
— Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023 -
Given the murky water, the shark could have accidentally bitten the man while feeding on fish.
— Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024 -
One day, he accidentally gets attached to a train that carries him far away.
— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023 -
In this one, a young boy named Dalton Lambert accidentally gets lost in the Further.
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2023 -
No charges were filed against the boy who accidentally killed Christian Petillo, nor the boy’s parents.
— The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Keep in Mind The one button function can accidentally result in going to strobe and turbo at the same time, which can hurt your eyes.
— Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2024 -
This could allow the driver's hand to contact the key and accidentally shut off the vehicle.
— Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Tabitha accidentally becomes a sleuth, with Cold War dangers along the way.
— The Know, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024 -
Oh God, Ryle…accidentally shot and killed their older brother?
— Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The Arizona grandmother who went viral for accidentally inviting a stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
— Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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