purely accidental
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To emphasize that an event was only accidental and had no other cause or motive.
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- Our meeting at the conference was purely accidental.
- The discovery was purely accidental; she wasn't looking for anything in particular.
- The police concluded the fire was purely accidental, with no signs of arson.
- He insisted that their meeting was purely accidental and that no prior arrangement had been made.
- Their discovery of the hidden cave was purely accidental while they were hiking.
- The unusual design of the ancient artifact is believed to be purely accidental.
- I promise, spilling the coffee on your new laptop was purely accidental.
- While cleaning out the attic, I found a rare coin, a purely accidental find.
- The court found that the unfortunate incident was purely accidental and no one was at fault.
- The scientist emphasized that the breakthrough was purely accidental, a result of an unexpected observation.
- What started the company's success was a purely accidental innovation.
- She explained that her comment was purely accidental and not intended to cause offense.
- He assured everyone that his comment, though ill-timed, was purely accidental.
- The company's success in that market was purely accidental, due to a competitor's withdrawal.
- Are we supposed to believe that such a convenient mistake was purely accidental?
- Many important inventions have started as purely accidental discoveries.
- The overlap in their research findings was confirmed by the university to be purely accidental.
- The resemblance between the two strangers was striking, though purely accidental.
- If the damage is proven to be purely accidental, the insurance policy should cover it.
- He dismissed the rumors, stating that his involvement was purely accidental.