prang

Example Sentences

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The TV star wrote on Instagram he had had a "bit of a prang" but insisted things were "all nice and bonny".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2020

"But unfortunately we didn't prang - we just landed safely…"

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2019

The word can be used to describe any crash — you could prang a dockless scooter, for instance — but Answer Man has mostly heard it used with airplanes and sports cars.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2018

You could have a prang in the car on the way home.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2013

I am always so amazed at the way they flare and touch down—never a bounce or a prang.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein