Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident
The driver was speeding when he lost control of the car.
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Narrator
The driver was speeding when he lost control of the car.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Don't speed; you could lose control of your car.
Describing Habits
He frequently sped, and one day, he lost control.
Asking About Others
Was the driver speeding before the accident?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If he hadn't been speeding, he might not have lost control.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The driver was exceeding the speed limit when he experienced a loss of vehicular control.
Casual
The guy was going too fast and then crashed.
Simpler English
The driver went too fast and wrecked his car.
Phrases to learn
lost control
To no longer be able to manage or direct something.
was speeding
Was driving faster than the legal limit.