accident

Example Sentences

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Woods was involved in a car accident in Jupiter, Fla. on Friday.

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

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

The nuclear reactors were encased in containment vessels that kept most of the radiation from escaping in case of an accident.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland