Examples of “incident” in a Sentence

noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.

• Police were called to the scene after an incident outside the club.
• There was a minor incident at the factory, but no one was hurt.
• The school wrote to parents about an incident on the bus.

adjective Naturally connected to or arising from something else.

• The risks incident to the job were explained during training.
• The stress incident to a busy newsroom is something every reporter learns to accept.
• Minor delays are incident to any building project of this size.