clash
Usage
What are other ways to say clash?
The noun clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law.
Example Sentences
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Whenever those tensions flare anew, I recall the most instructive—and, in the end, the most heartening—such clash I know.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The 31-year-old picked up a terrible cut after a clash of heads in the fifth round against the previously unbeaten Puerto Rican.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The exemption debate is the latest clash between the digital assets industry and traditional finance firms.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
It was an entertaining Elite Eight clash that was brought to you by two coaches who staged, like up-and-coming chefs, under two of the greatest leaders the sports world has known.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
The only sound was the huffing and puffing of their breath, and the loud clash of metal on metal.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
