collision course
Example Sentences
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European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
"In other words, if two aircraft had been on a collision course, controllers would not have been able to give them instructions," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 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
We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
