accident-prone
Example Sentences
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Under the accident-prone and professorial Ishiba, disastrous elections left the LDP short of a majority in both houses of parliament.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Paul and Barry were the well-meaning but hapless, accident-prone brothers who unintentionally caused chaos wherever they went, often with the mutterings of "To me, to you".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
It was a great pleasure to cast my vote for Tyler, who has already managed to secure street-safety improvements in the accident-prone intersection in front of his own home.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024
Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
For instance: All five of them seemed unusually accident-prone.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
