collide

Example Sentences

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Inside the chamber, ions collide with gas molecules, slow down, and move randomly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

When charged particles from the Sun are guided by Earth's magnetic field towards the poles, they collide with gases high in the atmosphere.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"We're seeing these crises escalate rapidly and increasingly collide in dangerous ways," he said, calling for "calmer heads to prevail".

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“One Piece” unfolds in an alternate past where futuristic technology, classic pirate imagery and fantasy collide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It had curled gratingly around the end of the truck and, still spinning and sliding, was about to collide with me again.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer