car crash
Britishnoun
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a collision between motor vehicles
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informal something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity
Example Sentences
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Michail Antonio says he had to "swallow his ego" after his near‑fatal car crash as he prepares to make his first club appearance in 15 months.
From BBC
Verhoeven had been loosely linked with a bout against Joshua before the Briton's car crash in December.
From BBC
Dr Mark Taubert, a palliative care consultant, said a lot of clinicians "are very nervous about this", adding that regardless where some stand on assisted dying "a lot of people think this Bill is a car crash waiting to happen".
From BBC
At one point, three of the six projectors go dark — and the three remaining show the pivotal car crash that connects the film’s three narratives.
From Los Angeles Times
Four people were killed Saturday in a fiery car crash near Long Beach Airport, and investigators have not yet determined the cause.
From Los Angeles Times
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