accident-prone

Example Sentences

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Under the accident-prone and professorial Ishiba, disastrous elections left the LDP short of a majority in both houses of parliament.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Of the 13,795 identified accident-prone "black spots", only 5,036 have undergone long-term rectification.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

It was a great pleasure to cast my vote for Tyler, who has already managed to secure street-safety improvements in the accident-prone intersection in front of his own home.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

With his Conservative Party trailing badly in opinion polls, and after an accident-prone start to the general election campaign, Mr. Sunak is already under significant pressure.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

For instance: All five of them seemed unusually accident-prone.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt