accident

Example Sentences

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The former transport worker plans to raise money for his local rugby club that brought him "back into the world" after a life-changing accident.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I feel so bad. He’s got some difficulty — there was an accident, and that’s all I know,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

The fact that these two issues are coming up now — together— is no accident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

Smithy would have insisted that it was an accident, but how could that be if I had been the reason it happened?

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri