It is a happy coincidence that one hundred years ago to-day, on the 14th of June, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the act which fixed our national emblem as the stars and stripes. It is a happy coincidence that you graduate upon the anniversary of the passage of that act--the centennial birthday of the stars and stripes. I do not know that it will add any thing to your love of the flag and of your country. I doubt whether any thing would add to that; but I refer to this coincidence with great pleasure.英文原著 · 《Henry Ossian Flipper》
"Is it anything? or a mere coincidence?"
"It is a pure coincidence," said Mrs. Dodd, with an admirable imitation of cool confidence. Julia said nothing; but she now rose and put both arms round Edward's neck, and kissed him fervidly again and again, holding the newspaper tight all the time. "There," said Mrs. Dodd: "see what you have done."
"Oh, it is all right," said Edward cheerfully. "The British fireman is getting hugged no end. Why, what is the matter?英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
Hasn't there been the best of reasons for your failure? Speak up, my boy. Squarely, now."
"I can't. I hate the fellow. I hate any one who makes me look ridiculous. He - well, well, if you'll have it, sir, I will say this much. If it weren't for that blasted coincidence of the two deaths equally mysterious, equally under his eye, I'd stake my life on his honesty. But that coincidence stumps me and - and a sort of feeling I have here."
It is to be hoped that the slap he gave his breast, at this point, carried off some of his superfluous emotion.英文原著 · 《Initials Only》
"I suppose you had one for the dance that was going on," I growled. Nor would it have been a coincidence for Raffles to have had a ticket for that or any other entertainment of the London season.英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
"Rather a coincidence," observed our host dryly, "for I believe you also know the Milchester people, where Lady Melrose had her necklace stolen a few months afterward."英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
"But I'm sure of it, my dear sir," cried my lord. "The audacity is his and his alone. I look no further than the fact of his honoring me on the one night of the year when I endeavor to entertain my brother Criminologists. That's no coincidence, sir, but a deliberate irony, which would have occurred to no other criminal mind in England."英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
Well, that's an incredible coincidence, Chuck.美剧 · 《Billions》