Accidental example sentences

When you want to say 'a well-oiled bicycle,' and actually say 'a well-boiled icicle', you have spoken a spoonerism—changing round, accidentally, the initial sounds of two or more words when speaking.Accidental loss is permanent but not continuing or gradual.However, if these are accidentally scratched, the shiny coating comes off revealing a not so shiny surface beneath.He bumps accidentally against the table, and at the sound Gerrard turns quickly.The characteristics of communication are outlined in Box The process of communication can be accidental (having no intent), expressive (resulting from the emotional state of the person), or rhetorical (resulting from the specific goal of the communicator).Interestingly, the discovery of each of the five major groups of PGRs have been accidental.