accident

Example Sentences

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Woods was involved in a car accident in Jupiter, Fla. on Friday.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

She’d begun painting only months earlier, after being injured in a traffic accident that maimed her for life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It is the first big accident as a result of this scenario, but not the first near-miss.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Around Thanksgiving 2009, a report that Woods had been in a car accident near his home erupted into a major scandal involving allegations of affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Could it have been an accident, someone accidentally kicking it out of their path?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse