collision course

Example Sentences

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A reliance on Kurdish fighters could also put the United States and Israel on a collision course with Pahlavi.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

That ruling likely sets the San Francisco case on a collision course with other lawsuits seeking to curb ICE’s incursions into spaces previously considered off-limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Just as the parade reaches City Hall, another parade is on a slow-motion collision course with our own.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

We both knew that we were on a collision course.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane