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Sentence Examples His behavior was in no way accidental, and he was in fact subsequently convicted of second-degree murder for killing Fansler. A serial bank robber busts out of prison with a federal cop as an accidental hostage. Once they locked they should provide secure retention against movement or accidental disassembly. And we often set them swaying back and forth with an accidental whack of a violin bow. This terminological inexactitude is unlikely to be accidental on the part of Ha'aretz. The elation in the air was probably palpable as birders trained their scopes and cameras on the accidental tourist for a once-in-a-lifetime view. I pack my tent poles in old pillowcases or a canvas bag to prevent accidental punctures to tent fabric. Avoid hot-water or steam vaporizers that can cause accidental burns and scalds in children. They say too many opportunities exist for close contact between humans and avians, making accidental infection possible. The Cell would also help avert accidental deaths and disabling injuries by providing proper first aid. Medical examiners spent the night doing autopsies to determine if the deaths were criminal or accidental. Members of the defensive team need to be aware of an inadvertent or accidental tag of home plate by the catcher in such situations. The keel is cut away aft for installation of the propeller and rudder and protects the running gear from damage by accidental grounding. The most serious acute consequence of inhalant abuse is death, which usually occurs secondary to aspiration, accidental trauma, or asphyxia. The escalation of events in West Asia was also always planned, right along with the ascension of the accidental president. Some hot-mist vaporizers have safety latches to prevent accidental scalding. Neptune was the first to be detected as the result of an astronomical calculation rather than accidental observation. He sounds just the right height to run the risk of encountering an accidental sharp elbow jab to the bridge of his nose. That means that we are a bit of a village here in New Zealand, because of our population base, so the chances of accidental incest are increased. The objector also fears that accidental leaks from hazardous materials on the site could be detrimental to health. Show More Sentences This time his injury was as a result of an accidental knock to his head as he was laying on a tackle. More important, there was no rash of accidental shootings by women in Orlando. Beagles are inclined to play rambunctiously and their spiritedness may lead to accidental injuries to their playmates. That deduction came about because Brodie had been harshly adjudged to have been at fault for an accidental head-clash in the opening seconds. Most guarantees expressly exclude faults which are the result of misuse by the consumer, accidental damage or normal wear and tear. If existence were accidental, then a thing could be without its existence, which seems absurd. Clarke steadfastly maintained that matter has neither an essential nor an accidental power of self-motion. The immediate act of the mover gives the concept of motion as an accidental property. Bacon believed that after accidental correlations had been excluded in this way, only essential correlations would remain. It seems unlikely that the bright scarlet color is simply an accidental property. Having said this, however, Aquinas freely admitted that existence was indeed accidental to substance. Ibn Sina's denial of the passage view of motion results from his understanding of motion as an accidental property of physical bodies. Such accidental properties were, like material causes, of secondary status in the Aristotelian view. Someone else might mark out the same reference by another accidental property. Its accidental properties, by contrast, are those that it just happens to have but might well have lacked. Thus in Aristotle's view, there are accidental phenomena in nature, and they are not subject to scientific knowledge. Incidental and accidental speech tones and pacing aren't a consideration in this sort of exercise. Clarity is all. So, differences can be accepted only as secondary or accidental characteristics of persons. If so, isn't it possible that art is in decline not as part of some grand narrative, but as a accidental and possibly fleeting phenomenon? This minimizes the chance of accidental data loss and the possibility of altering archived records. Show More Sentences The addition of ammonium nitrate to dynamite further decreased the chances of accidental explosions. Having heard the evidence, there was a most regrettable set of circumstances but I believe this was an accidental death. But this ersatz quality is not some accidental by-product or unintentional residue of Smyth's working methods. It was the usual accidental pregnancy, and we had the usual high school romance. Also, pregnancy can hardly be considered a random or accidental event that might happen overnight or in training to any soldier. We have had some accidental deaths, but no direct no casualties from direct fighting. He wouldn't have had any chance to escape if it hadn't been for an accidental meeting with Carrie. Much of our evidence for ancient philosophy has a similarly accidental quality, and has come down to us in fragments. No longer are you creatures of an accidental happening in an obscure corner of a randomly evolving cosmos. Parents who are not married may wed to give legal security to their children in case of sudden or accidental death. In 1978, Scott Newman, his 28-year-old son, died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. An accidental mix-up of measles vaccine and a common muscle relaxer killed at least 15 Syrian children, and possibly many more. Around two thirds of these accidental deaths happened in the home or vehicle of the family, with mostly unsecured guns. Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie have all been accidental political players in their nearly three decades on the air. The claimants were flour merchants, warehousemen and wharfingers, whose warehouse was destroyed by an accidental fire, together with goods in it of which they were bailees. This study calls into question our long-standing view that warm-blooded mammals were only occasional and accidental hosts of this human fungal pathogen. Jurgis moves downtown to look for a job and gets a chance through an accidental meeting of an old union buddy on his way to work at a machine factory. She spoke of you enthusiastically on both occasions, and I realised that what had started as an accidental meeting had blossomed into a rewarding friendship. Almost every entrepreneur who has made it will recall that first break, an accidental happening which somehow turned the tide and made success possible. Returning a verdict of accidental death, the jury recommended that South Dublin County Council investigate the accident and consider additional signage in the area. Show More Sentences It is customary, both in everyday speech and in philosophical discussion, to distinguish between the essential and the accidental properties of objects. This tendency towards fallacy is not accidental, but intrinsic. If we could learn to see mind as an essential rather than accidental aspect of the universe, a whole new sense of the cosmos and of ourselves would follow. The inner essences of things were identified in their definitions, and distinguished in that way from accidental properties they exhibited under various circumstances. Pack a container of wet wipes in the car for accidental spills. It is not accidental that one of the largest segments of India's retail sector is jewelry, or that the standard gold content of items sold there is 22 karats. Without this, the kenosis of the Son and the kenosis of conversion to faith in the Son as the revelation of the Father are reduced to groundless, accidental occurrences. Sitting in a leather-bound window seat in the Pugin Room of the Commons, overlooking the Thames, Marsden makes for an unlikely and accidental rebel. After hearing the results of the post-mortem carried out by consultant pathologist Dr William Keeley, the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. A more vexing problem is discerning the suicide attempt from the accidental overdose. The resemblances, after all, were vivid, and far from accidental. As in Droggn, this revoke penalty is too mild to be an effective deterrent to deliberate revoking, and is only suitable as a punishment for an accidental error. A family doctor told reporters that Hernandez was unaware of the accidental journey her new heart made. Yiyun Li is a phenomenal writer whose rapid if convoluted rise to literary prominence seems both accidental and fated. He knew that he could fake an accidental rub against her skin. These safety shields will reduce the risk of accidental exposure of healthcare workers to infectious agents through contaminated sharps in the workplace. The ruddy duck is an American species of duck that was imported into Europe during the 1940s and established itself in the wild in the early 1950s after an accidental release. Ottke was left gasping for breath by an accidental low blow in the ninth. Hoffman died in his New York apartment in February, at age 46, of an accidental overdose of a powerful cocktail of drugs. Spitting, marleys, fights, and rolling down hills are the ingredients that make up the lives of these two accidental friends from different parts of town. Show More Sentences When I consider the life of the honey bee, I shake my head that I once believed that such creatures were accidental products of blind chance! The accidental invasion ended when the unit realized their mistake and turned back. Librans make the most claims for storm damage while forgetful Arians suffer the most accidental loss. Tree-ear, through an accidental set of circumstance, finds himself working for Min. The main supply for the illumination should be protected against accidental piercing, or placed away from the board. Before scraping, always disconnect the sparkplug cable to prevent accidental starts. Just thought I would check that there wasn't an accidental transposition of the letters by spell-check. Players may move anywhere around the court but accidental or deliberate obstruction of the other player's movements is forbidden. With Elliott poleaxed by the accidental body-check, Ian Bell swooped to throw to Kevin Pietersen, who removed the bails at the bowler's end. Radiator boilovers, leaks, spills and improper disposal are common sources for accidental poisonings of pets as well as animals in the wild. He built a story around the idea of walking a tightrope while besieged by monkeys, and turned the Tramp into the accidental star of a circus. Inevitably, with older vehicles, there is always the possibility of an accidental oil spillage. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held on 27 October. The coroner ruled the death an accidental carbitol overdose, although it was widely rumoured to be a suicide. Stonewall Jackson was shot in the arm by accidental friendly fire during the battle and subsequently died of complications. They are used as a raw material in plastics manufacturing, and are thought to enter the natural environment after accidental spillages. Oceanic epipelagic fish can be true residents, partial residents, or accidental residents. Drift nets lost or abandoned at sea due to storms causing strong currents, accidental loss, or purposeful discard become ghost nets. Among the greatest discoveries of lost objects was the 1653 accidental uncovering of Childeric I's tomb in the church of Saint Brice in Tournai. Nutmeg poisonings occur by accidental consumption in children and by intentional abuse with other drugs in teenagers. Show More Sentences The fire was reportedly the result of an accidental ignition, after a welding torch being used to repair flood damage had been left ignited. As a commuter myself, there is no such thing as accidental seat hogging or seat hogging due to ignorance. I think she will forgive an accidental slip-up, so don't worry too much about misspeaking. Whatever irregularities occurred were accidental and insignificant. After his accidental demise, the play suddenly becomes serious and takes on a tragic tone. It can also help prevent accidental discharges should you happen to drop the six-gun hammer down onto a hard surface. And 24 per cent were accidental accruers who did not splash out so had money left over. Dorky behavior is more like an accidental social wipe-out than social suicide. You owe it to the young people you serve to guide their social growth, to prevent accidental social wipe-outs, to help the dorky kids belong. Mr Richardson was found to have died of acute alcohol intoxication, and Dr Harris recorded a verdict of accidental death. The singer-songwriter was found dead in her London home in 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning after a long struggle with her addictions. Historians have long argued whether Cabral was Brazil's discoverer, and whether the discovery was accidental or intentional. An accidental fire in 1840 left the nave, south west tower and south aisle roofless and blackened shells. The accidental discovery of America by Columbus in search for India demonstrates this deep fascination. That confidence brought a reduction a variety of serious risks, ranging from accidental missile launches to misallocations of military resources. The subsequent investigation determined that the explosion was probably accidental, though sabotage could not be completely ruled out. Unintentional or accidental introductions are most often a byproduct of human movements, and are thus unbound to human motivations. It has been recorded as an accidental introduction near San Francisco, California, and eradicated as a potential invasive species. The accidental or intentional introduction of species by humans has the potential to negatively impact native oyster populations. This accidental repartition gets repeated, develops advantages of its own, and gradually ossifies into a systematic division of labour. Show More Sentences Besides hunting, pinnipeds also face threats from accidental trapping, marine pollution, and conflicts with local people. The later accidental introduction of Beroe helped to mitigate the problem, as Beroe preys on other ctenophores. When an accidental sharp or flat is required, the performer inserts a finger between two of the outer strings, and finds it in the middle row. The electrodes are housed in an insulated or plastic box to prevent accidental injury to humans and pets. However, the majority of polecat deaths caused by humans have been accidental, having mostly been caused by steel traps set for rabbits. Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others, warned that the project would increase the danger of accidental nuclear war. Canadian law distinguishes between justifiable, accidental and culpable homicide. A coroner ruled his death as accidental, although in the 1980s the Grimes letter saw publication, allowing for recognition of his suicide. It is peculiar rather than universal, accidental rather than teleologically preordained. Of these, eight are endemic, one has been introduced by humans, and one is rare or accidental. On 8 January 2013, a second inquest confirmed that Winehouse died of accidental alcohol poisoning. It is not accidental that the Congo expedition remained an isolated event in Conrad's life. Introductions by humans can be described as either intentional or accidental. Fleming's accidental discovery and isolation of penicillin in September 1928 marks the start of modern antibiotics. It was the product of accidental cross-pollination between Nooka and Monterey cypresses. Moreover, hydrogen fire, while being extremely hot, is almost invisible, and thus can lead to accidental burns. At the time, Turing's mother believed that the ingestion was accidental, resulting from her son's careless storage of laboratory chemicals. An inquest determined his death as suicide, but it has been noted that the known evidence is also consistent with accidental poisoning. A preventer can be rigged to reduce danger and damage from accidental jibes. They were accidental owners who turned their inattention into a virtue. Show More Sentences There must be no bastardizing or hybridization, no accidental grafts between these two generalities, genres, or genealogies. The findings are concerning, the study's authors wrote, because carbon monoxide poisoning is linked to 500 accidental deaths yearly and a higher risk for brain injury. You represent that the ADD Plan was established in 1987 to provide accidental death and disemberment insurance to ALPA members and certain ALPA employees. The origin of the alga in the Mediterranean was thought to be either as a migration through the Suez Canal from the Red Sea, or as an accidental introduction from an aquarium. The Atlantian Chronicles is a story of survival, mystery, betrayal, and of two mismatched lovers whose accidental encounter becomes a means for humankind's survival. Edgar Purnell Hooley, a Nottinghamshire surveyor, in 1901 was in Denby and found a stretch of road surface that was smooth from an accidental leak of tar over the surface. As well as intentional introductions, the Pacific oyster has spread through accidental introductions either through larvae in ballast water or on the hulls of ships. Interview and examination did not show recent travel abroad, mosquito bite, accidental skin puncture during blood sampling, skin lesion, or eczema. Following the accidental death of Henry II in 1559, his son succeeded as King Francis II along with his wife, the Queen Consort, also known as Mary Queen of Scots. He had seen many people die in accidental shootings or, as happened on border duty, someone went bosbefok and let loose with a machine-gun, screaming at an imaginary enemy. For better gameplay, the Logitech Wireless Drum Controller uses a recessed-rim design that helps make it easier to score points and avoid accidental rim shots. The other two defendants could have been convicted by virtue of common purpose given that the death was an accidental departure from the general plan of the affray. An accidental leak of anthrax spores from a biological warfare laboratory in the former USSR in 1979 near Sverdlovsk is believed to have caused at least 64 deaths. These structures were not of accidental design but of the most diabolical calculations to permit the greatest amount of terrorizations upon the People once trapped inside. Chance as an incidental cause lies in the realm of accidental things. All on deck must be aware of, and if possible avoid, the potential arc of the boom, mainsheet and other gear in case an accidental jibe occurs during a run. Any fishing boats venturing into the area would be fitted with use-modified equipment to greatly cut down on accidental capture of loggerhead turtles. Involuntary manslaughter may be distinguished from accidental death. When the Olive Branch was destroyed by an accidental fire, the survivors fled to Jamaica in the Hopeful Beginning, and landed in Port Royal harbour. Despite their relation to substance, the categorial features of both form-c and form-m lend themselves to a conceptual extension to accidental categories. Show More Sentences What concerns some physicians and researchers is that above and beyond accidental collisions, soccer players intentionally and repeatedly take blows to the head. Isacsson compared the toxicologic results from 14,857 suicides that occurred from 1992 to 2000 with those of 26,422 natural or accidental deaths during the same period. Harrison also considers how to equip spacefarers to deal with everyday health problems as well as with the accidental injuries and medical conditions associated with space. The decline in salmon numbers is being attributed to abstraction, acid rain, pesticides, predators and accidental by-catch by pelagic trawlers at sea, and fishmongers. It covers not only accidental and operational oil pollution but also different types of pollution by chemicals, goods in packaged form, sewage, garbage and air pollution. Its intentional or accidental introductions to many regions, including parts of Australia, Africa, and the Americas, make it the most widely distributed wild bird. Censuses were taken on 26 April 1931 in Great Britain, but the returns for England and Wales were destroyed in an accidental fire during the Second World War. Even quite good Pool or Snooker players may attempt an hour or more to score a single three cushion point, without even managing an accidental score. Very little is known about this major development in the tradition because of an absence of sufficient evidence, and it may have been entirely accidental. Water hammer and column separation due to accidental simultaneous closure of control valves in a large scale two-phase flow experimental test rig. The Mylar minimizes risks associated with broken glass capillaries by containing both the glass and the sample in the event of accidental breakage. These figures were not based solely on 'battle deaths', but included accidental deaths taking place in battle conditions and acts of mass violence. Similarities include the prince's feigned madness, his accidental killing of the king's counsellor in his mother's bedroom, and the eventual slaying of his uncle. Thus, incredibly, according to Altman, anti-Semitism and even Aryanism are not connected to the core of Nazism but mere accidental features of it. The social hierarchy is not only reflected in the weregild due in the case of the violent or accidental death of a man, but also in differences in fines for lesser crimes. Examples from Classical Literature The accidental use of a first name could mean a dead giveaway at the wrong time. She admitted that clandestine and spuriously accidental meetings were wrong. These notices of the Eleatic sage, we feel, are not in any sense accidental. The choice of two other months immediately following Nisan and Elul cannot be accidental. A bird found in Florida, the anhinga, has in its brain a nematode whose presence in that organ is not accidental. The diagnosis from accidental separation of the epiphysis, or from fractures, may be made from the history of the case. Its application has always had an accidental, impartial, episodic character. The institution was accidental and superficial, and never had any real root in the Granite State. The figurant, from this modest and accidental beginning of his career as an actor, speedily rose to be famous. The very large test of Fletcherism as a temperance expedient hereinbefore referred to was entirely accidental. The cleavage of our hills is accidental cleavage, but this is cleavage with intention. On the other hand, the discovery of a glycosuria without these symptoms is, as a rule, accidental. Various opinions had been expressed of him, but his importance was archducal, dynastic, purely accidental. The congruence of the Spirit and the body of the Church, if it occurs, is purely accidental. Their consumptions are accidental ostentation and extravagance, not a normal consummation or fulfilment of activity. And I thought for once that her lapse into pidgin had been deliberate and not accidental. The neglect of the apocrypha has not been by any means entirely accidental. Mysticism consists in the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one. There are always such crowds of accidental arguments for anything. He wished to know whether it was not liable to accidental derangement? Show More Sentences My only chance will be the chance of an accidental meeting with Him. I had one or two pieces of luck in the way of accidental cases. The repetition of AQ in this sentence can hardly be accidental. In the end Jurgis got a chance through an accidental meeting with an old-time acquaintance of his union days. Heathcliff followed, his accidental merriment expiring quickly in his habitual moroseness. Newcastle Coroner David Mitford recorded a verdict of accidental death after hearing accounts from police, the public and Mr Raine. They have been artificially conserved by those strange accidental conditions. The trigger arm is held in the armed position by a spring safety catch to avoid accidental actuation, also a trigger guard is incorporated. No death for months, except by accidental drowning in floodwater. It involves accidental killings, capricious death for one but not another, tainted situations where every choice is murderously wrong. The inversion on these particular plates was, probably, purely accidental. On his recommendation the policemen ceased carrying revolvers, and no more accidental shootings occurred. The absence of South Australia is understood to be accidental. Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. The realization of his hopes was more accidental than inferential. He had had it conveyed to him, in an accidental touch of his wife's elbow as she knitted and warbled, that he would do best to answer, but always with brevity. She lunched on dire forebodings of a quarrel between Frank and his father, with accidental interruptions in the shape of cold chicken and cheese-cakes. She seems somehow more reconciled, or else the very subject seems to have become repugnant to her, for when any accidental allusion is made she actually shudders. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of accidental? Words that rhyme with accidental What is the plural of accidental? What is the adverb for accidental? What is the adjective for accidental? What is the noun for accidental? Translations for accidental Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words Accident accident accidence acciaccatura access to accessory accidentality accidentally accidentals accidently accident-prone accidents 10-letter Words Starting With a ac acc acci accid accide acciden accident accidenta