collide
Example Sentences
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Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
“At some point the market is going to collide and prices are going to shoot up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
During especially powerful events, these particles collide with atmospheric gases and create carbon 14 compounds that spread around the globe and become trapped inside living organisms.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict," he said.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
I walked home through the deepening twilight, reading, lifting my eyes now and then from the print in order not to collide with strangers.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing collide
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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