collision course
Example Sentences
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Another factor was the lack of a transponder on the fire engine, which would have automatically alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft and the truck were on a collision course, according to investigators.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It’s the year 2040, and the Big One—a civilization-smashing solar storm of a scale not seen since the 19th century—is on a collision course with Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"To avoid this collision course the government needs to step up and deliver the properly funded education system our children and young people deserve."
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Oil production increases set the U.A.E. on a collision course with OPEC.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
