accident
Example Sentences
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That depth — and the way it’s been flattened abroad — didn’t happen by accident.
From Salon
"I don't know if any of you are aware but I actually invented social media. Just by accident."
From BBC
He said she accepted the request, but later found out this was by accident.
From BBC
Marczak said he had begun the film almost by accident, when he and his wife were rafting down the river thinking about a fiction project when they ran into trouble.
From Barron's
Train drivers in Catalonia refused to work in the wake of the accident near Barcelona, demanding safety guarantees and contributing to two days without local rail services in the region.
From BBC
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