How to Use coincidence in a Sentence

coincidence

noun
  • It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.
  • By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time.
  • By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred.
  • It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.
  • Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.
  • Of course a lot of that could be chalked up to just coincidence.
    — Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024
  • As the adage goes, two is a coincidence, and three is a trend.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • As the fires spread, so did the sense that this was no coincidence.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
  • My guess is that this is just a coincidence.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • So, are all the deaths around her a coincidence, or just bad luck?
    — Emma Steele, CBS News, 6 May 2022
  • Was this all just a bizarre coincidence?
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • The rise of bills across the country at this time is no coincidence.
    — Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation, 16 July 2021
  • But those homages were a mere coincidence.
    — Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But four times in a seven-year span feels like more than a coincidence.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
  • One time is nothing, twice is a coincidence, but three times is a trend.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • If two is a coincidence, and three’s a pattern, then four is a cry for help.
    — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Phil, the quieter of the pair, chalks it up to pure coincidence.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Somehow his name was on the place card next to mine, which, coincidence?
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
  • From the crosstown coincidences to the closing-soon, here are our top picks.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This is just a freak coincidence.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Hays didn’t feel like the buck’s daylight trek was a coincidence.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The string of coincidences is eerie.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The whale cameos were no coincidence.
    — Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The coincidence was hard to miss.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • All five countries score well here, and that’s not a coincidence.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Those two facts aren’t a coincidence.
    — Dawn Koffarnus, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The sun and moon appear almost the same size in our sky by pure coincidence.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
  • And oh my God, what a coincidence.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • So how much of this is coincidence and how much of it is inspired by Swift?
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • So, on the face of it, the current alignment could just be seen as a coincidence.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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