accident
Example Sentences
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The restoration of the film began almost by accident.
From BBC
The National Museum said the bones were found by accident on private property in Cartago province of the Central American country, east of the capital San Jose.
From Barron's
A week after the accident, while they were still in D.C.,
“I was dead wrong,” she said Thursday of her accident.
From Los Angeles Times
"Classical music is what we need at this time," smiled Zinaida Yarmolenko, 76, who came across the concert by accident after hearing the first few notes.
From Barron's
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