accident

Example Sentences

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The death has been ruled an accident by the Alaska Department of Health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

And the spike we’ve seen so far isn’t an accident.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“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

Woods has had multiple surgeries following a serious road accident in 2021 and has played only a limited schedule.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In an accident, radiation—the protons and neutrons that continue to fly from the broken halves of uranium in the fuel—may travel a short distance from the reactor.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland