Collocations for "coincidence"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coincidence" in context.
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coincidence
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- an [extraordinary, unusual, unlikely, amazing, unbelievable] coincidence
- a [suspicious, remarkable, weird, lucky, fortunate] coincidence
- That certainly is a coincidence, isn't it?
- Tt was [just, merely, purely] a coincidence.
- was a coincidence that we [found, saw, had, got]
- What a coincidence [seeing, meeting, bumping into] you here!
- That would be too much of a coincidence.
- Was it a coincidence or (was it) [planned, organized]?
- was more than just coincidence
- I don't think it's [just] a coincidence.
- by [a strange, a weird, an eerie] coincidence
- by [pure, sheer, complete] coincidence
- By coincidence, she was at the same [party, hotel].
- [The friends, They] met by coincidence.
- I love coincidences like this!
'coincidence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):