collision course
Example Sentences
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"He could, and should, have acted differently" when his ship was on "an obvious collision course" with the tanker, Little told the trial.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“This puts it on a collision course with the tribes,” said Victor Rocha, conference chair of the Indian Gaming Assn., who said he did not have advance notice of this.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Just as the parade reaches City Hall, another parade is on a slow-motion collision course with our own.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
He was face-to-face with the enemy plane across a three-mile gap, on a collision course and closing fast.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
