freak accident

Example Sentences

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When Chris Tuczemskyi reflects on the freak accident that killed his partner, he gives thanks that her final act was to save their daughter's life.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The "freak accident... happened so quickly", she said.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

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

And I believe that what happened was a freak accident, an honest mistake.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones