Is 'I met with a nasty accident' natural?

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I met with a nasty accident.

Is the sentence natural to native speakers? Thanks.
 
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Not sure I'd use it though. What's wrong with 'I had...'? I'm not much of a fan of the over-use of 'met with'.

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It's still natural, even if some don't like it. ;-)
 
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:up: That's why I didn't disagree. I couldn't bring myself to give it thumbs up though.;-)

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BobK said:
:up: That's why I didn't disagree. I couldn't bring myself to give it thumbs up though.;-)
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If you sit on the fence like that, you may meet with a nasty accident.
 
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And I'd probably have to unimpale myself. :up:
 
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