car crash

noun

plural car crashes

1

: a vehicular crash involving one or more automobiles

2

: disaster

… a car crash of a collapse by the Blue Jays bullpen in one of the most disheartening defeats of the season …

—Rob Longley

Examples of car crash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At least seven people were injured in a multi-car crash on the 5 Freeway in Elysian Park on Sunday night, according to Los Angeles firefighters. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The bombshell ended up blowing up in the face of Rogers, the GOP and Stevens’ own face after a car crash of a CNN primetime interview with Anderson Cooper went way off the rails. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

At the Goss residence, no one seems aware that Clive has disappeared down some gnarly internet rabbit holes, spending his nights on the couch, estranged from his wife, Marie (Pooky Quesnel), watching bombings and car crashes. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Alaska's Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1