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accident

noun as in unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious

noun as in chance event

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Example Sentences

They said their work went beyond battling fires to also responding to car accidents and medical emergencies.

Constance Marten's lawyer has said the death of her newborn baby was a "tragic accident" caused by her "falling asleep and compromising her baby's breathing".

From BBC

A dense expanse of rainforest between Colombia and Panama, the Darién Gap can only be crossed on foot, risking accidents, disease and attacks by criminal gangs.

From BBC

“I considered that if it had not been for the accident that shortened my sleep, I would have slept six or seven more hours longer,” he wrote in his letter.

Things aren’t a mistake, it’s not an accident, there are no Cinderellas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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