Incident
What does "Incident" mean?
an event, often negative
"Incident" in a sentence
Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.
There was an incident in a department store.
— Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1E1
And so, Claire, when did this... incident occur?
— Desperate Housewives S1E11
How 'bout from now on we just call it the 'unfortunate incident'?
— Friends S2E9
because of that incident, Heads or Tails is looking
— How I Met Your Mother S6E12
We had an incident.
— Modern Family S8E12
No one got hurt, but there was an incident.
— Parks and Recreation S5E11
I'm following up on an incident you might've seen, a road accident.
— Black Mirror S4E3
an incident like this over a populated urban center
— Breaking Bad S3E1
"Incident" in TV shows & movies
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