crash

Example Sentences

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After the Wall Street crash of 1929, theater attendance plunged as customers looked for ways to cut spending.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The court heard Fountain, a groundworker, had been driving a BMW at the time of the crash.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Some of the larger risks are much like tectonic plates, always moving and periodically causing earthquakes and volcanoes when they crash into each other,” he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Americans awoke on Easter Sunday to the brilliant news that a second American airman had been rescued from Iranian territory after a crash last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Duane averted what might have been a terrible crash, but the thrilling ride didn’t slow down.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el