accident

Example Sentences

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“I feel so bad. He’s got some difficulty — there was an accident, and that’s all I know,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 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

Quebec lawmakers demanded that Michael Rousseau step down after he spoke about the LaGuardia runway accident in English, not French.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

If they’re released during a nuclear accident, the same neutrons that ping around inside the nuclear reactor breaking apart uranium atoms can careen through a worker’s body.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland