How to Use incidental in a Sentence
- You may incur some incidental expenses on the trip.
- He writes incidental music for plays.
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Alserkal’s role here is not incidental.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The leg to leg contact is incidental once the ball is clearly loose.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The leg to leg contact is incidental once the ball is clearly loose.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The eagle’s head facing the olive branch was not incidental.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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That last detail is not incidental.
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Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The paper, the ink, the envelope—none of it is incidental.
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Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
17 Jan. 2026
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Its weapons are not incidental to that identity.
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Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Charles, of course, sees his wealth as incidental to his main role, which is to wield soft political power.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The parks themselves aren’t incidental; there are more than 2,000 across the city.
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Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Whether or not one individual happened to walk through the door and tap his toe is incidental.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Research has varied on just how many incidental findings occur from these tests.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Research has varied on just how many incidental findings occur from these tests.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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In this case, the NHL ruled that the contact was incidental.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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For a dancer, an engaged audience is not incidental.
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Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The goal was upheld because the league ruled it incidental contact that occurred outside the crease.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The number wasn’t incidental, in other words.
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Time,
17 Dec. 2025
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The emotional and financial toll she has been forced to shoulder is not incidental.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mpox does not spread through incidental contact like brushing up against someone on a crowded train car, or shopping in the same store.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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But a lot of that backstory — unlike Matty’s — has been incidental to the main plot.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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In this context, burnout is not incidental but is structurally produced.
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Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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These dynamics are not incidental to the format.
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Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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There are also concerns about incidental findings on these CT scans.
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Stacey Colino,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Atlanta as a flashpoint Atlanta's role in the debate is not incidental.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Stops in Denver and Columbus are not incidental.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The experts agree that, unless provoked, most of the damage that Godzilla would cause would be incidental.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Outside of incidental contact with shed hairs, carpet beetles will not bite or interact at all with humans.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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But what distinguishes this series is how incidental all the superhero business is meant to feel.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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But their roles were playfully incidental with the focus on the zhuzhing more than judging — and the dazzling sights, moves and performances.
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Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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On top of that, the leaders will require stipends for daily meals and incidentals.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Also, make sure to leave about 10% to 20% for incidentals that may come up.
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Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The balance of the price would be for contingencies and incidentals.
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Hillary Davis,
latimes.com,
23 Mar. 2018
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As any Spinal Tap fan can attest, the choice of location for the band's swan song is far from incidental.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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That includes tuition, room and board and books, plus a cost of attendance stipend to cover incidentals such as travel.
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Ralph D. Russo,
The Seattle Times,
3 Sep. 2018
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Everyone covered their own meals and incidentals out of pocket.
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Aaron Gell,
Vanities,
2 Apr. 2018
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Stick with credit To finance a trip, most families choose a form of payment for food and incidentals ahead of time.
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Kat Hnatyshyn,
kansascity,
14 June 2017
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Funeral costs continue to climb, as do prices for funeral plots and incidentals many people don't know about.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2020
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There have been good salmon sign and some incidentals caught and released, so the August 15 opener looks promising.
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sacbee,
3 July 2017
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This total doesn’t include most meals, in-city transportation or incidentals (such as college sweatshirts).
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cleveland,
23 Feb. 2020
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And that’s on top of costly airfare, lodging, match tickets, and other incidentals required to attend the games.
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Bailey Berg,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officials ruled the hit incidental, though Olszewski left the game and didn’t return with a head injury.
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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But who has more perks, intangibles and not-so-incidentals to corral them than Hurley and the Huskies?
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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That includes park tickets, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and incidentals for all three people.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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That’s nearly $500,000 in revenue per home game just on incidentals.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The cost to send so many teams to playoff locales, venue rentals, travel expenses and incidentals for that many players, coaches and training staff can mount.
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Randy Sachs,
star-telegram,
19 June 2017
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Customers pay a monthly access fee, hourly fee, fuel adjustments, plus incidentals.
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Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
21 Apr. 2023
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In the meantime, her program provides them with up to $695 a month for utilities, housing and incidentals.
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Jim Ryan,
OregonLive.com,
30 Oct. 2017
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Travis and his parents lugged his stuff—clothing, a small refrigerator, a 17-inch flat screen, and incidentals—up a flight of stairs to the second floor.
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Nick Ehrmann,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2017
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Winner may be required to present a valid credit card upon check-in at hotels to cover incidentals that are not included in the Grand Prize.
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CNN,
12 June 2018
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Hatch noted this doesn’t cover associated costs like books, travel to campus or other incidentals.
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Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2019
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Three neighbors started a GoFundMe page to help the family with incidentals.
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2017
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Meghan Hunter,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
2 Dec. 2025
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Raina He,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
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Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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