Examples of “incidental” in a Sentence

adjective Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else, rather than as the main point.

• The film's soundtrack is incidental music, meant to support the scenes rather than stand out.
• Any profit was incidental to the charity's main goal.

noun A minor item or expense, not itemised individually.

• Besides rent, I set aside some money each month for incidentals.
• The hotel bill listed the room first and then a few incidentals.
• The budget included $200 for incidentals like snacks and parking.