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

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

Canada has two official languages -- English and French -- and media reports noted that one of the pilots killed in the accident was from French-speaking Quebec.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

An accident with a cup of coffee in February 2025 morning had him feeling like he should check into a psych facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

This time she did not even pretend it was an accident.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman