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accident-prone

[ak-si-duhnt-prohn] / ˈæk sɪ dəntˌproʊn /


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Gliding across steep valleys, they cut down travel time but often are poorly maintained and accident prone.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

A man constantly in motion, he wasn’t exactly accident prone, but he did throw himself into his work, and he nearly lost a few body parts in the process.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2023

She told officers Lola was accident prone with "two left feet" and that she "doesn't sleep and falls over everything".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

He says he tends to be accident prone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 28, 2015

Call him accident prone and that's sound business sense.

From Accidental Death by Schoenherr, John