freak accident
Example Sentences
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Others said they found "closure" in knowing the fire was intentional and not something that, after a lengthy investigation, could ultimately be attributed to a freak accident or a natural ignition.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Dye said Miller was a "hard-working, decent man", who had found himself involved in a "freak accident" which had taken a mental and physical toll on the defendant.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
A freak accident on the set of “L.A.’s Finest,” an upcoming cop drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, injured two of the series’ showrunners, with one losing part of his leg in the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
In a freak accident, Steve Irwin died after being pierced through the heart by a usually chill stingray while filming an underwater documentary in a lagoon off the Great Barrier Reef.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
I guess they would have kept on fighting till they leveled the house to the ground if it hadn’t been for a freak accident.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
