How to Use "Crash" with Example Sentences

crash (n): a loud and sudden sound; an accident where two vehicles hit each other; failure in business

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Used with adjectives:

"There was a deafening crash."
(deafening, great, huge, loud, thunderous)

"The news showed a horrific crash."
(horrific, major, serious)

"Two people were killed in the fatal crash."
(fatal, head-on, high-speed)

"People died in the airplane crash."
(airplane, automobile, bus, car, helicopter, plane, train)

"Many people lost money in the financial crash."
(financial, bank, stock-market)

Used with verbs:

"She heard a crash in the kitchen."
(heard)

"What caused the crash?"
(caused)

"How did he survive that crash?"
(survive)

"How can we prevent crashes?"
(prevent, avoid)

"A car crash happens often on that street."
(happens, occurs)

"The crash involved a car and a pedestrian."
(involved)

"The crash killed the driver."
(killed, claimed)

Used with prepositions:

"The window broke with a loud crash."
(with)

"I love listening to the crash of the waves."
(of)

"He was hurt in the crash."
(in)

Used with nouns:

"The crash victim is in the hospital."
(victim)

"The police are investigating the crash site."
(site)

"The airplane made a crash landing."
(landing)

crash (v): to run into something and cause damage

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Used with nouns:

"He crashed the aircraft."
(aircraft, car, helicopter, jet, plane, train, vehicle)

crash (adj): trying to achieve something very quickly

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Used with nouns:

"She is taking a crash course."
(course)

"The man is on a crash diet."
(diet)