accident
Example Sentences
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Initially, police had treated it as a tragic accident that had befallen one of Spain's wealthiest individuals.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Shaylee’s cause of death was ruled an accident, and the Los Angeles Police Department dropped its investigation into the incident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Purser said he sees “scandal” not as “an accident or a bug” but rather a “feature” of the New Age economy.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Investigators initially treated the death as an accident, with early findings suggesting Isak, one of Spain's richest men, may have slipped.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“I saw you eat that waffle cone, and I think I grabbed you by accident under the kitchen sink.”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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