"Coincidental" Quotes from Famous Books
... to the United States in this utterance; but the German press seized upon it as a pretext for an attack on American neutrality. The connection was provided by the coincidental death of an American aviator named Rockwell, who, with a number of compatriots, had served the Allies on the French front. The point made was that the active part American airmen were taking in the ranks of the ... — The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various
... but I was almost afraid to voice it. It seemed a daring theory. "Could death have resulted from poison administered in some other fashion, by something she had eaten, for instance?" I ventured. "Couldn't the scratch be coincidental?" ... — The Film Mystery • Arthur B. Reeve |