Accident
Stroke
Stroke noun - Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
Usage example: the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
How words are described
| certain | certain accident | certain stroke |
| initial | initial accident | initial stroke |
| convenient | convenient accident | convenient stroke |
| real | real accident | real stroke |
| Other adjectives: severe, massive, unfortunate, little, bad, disastrous, major, minor, fatal, unexpected, mere, mysterious, last, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The causes of death are varied, too: long illness, sudden stroke, infection, accident, childbirth... you name it, you got it.
Source: Anyone Can Die / Live-Action TV -
A stroke two years later, after a motorcycle accident, would ensure he would never wrestle again.
Source: Wrestling / Bret Hart - Then we find out it was actually suicide disguised as an accident, but as it was the final stroke of a lifetime of manipulation for the greater good, one can say that she was still cool.
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