clashing

Example Sentences

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Siegel came up with the idea for “Re: Orientation” as she studied a map of Los Angeles and noticed the clashing street grids.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The BBC is moving the date of a music festival set to take place in Stirling in order to avoid clashing with local events.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Behind the scenes, however, Musk and Altman were clashing over a proposed shift of OpenAI to a for-profit business that could attract investors in the capital-intensive AI race.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

It is a marriage that never worked for his counterpart at the Justice Department, former Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who recently quit after clashing with superiors who take a more lenient view on enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“If the clothes aren’t moth-eaten, they’re patched with clashing fabric! I am so weary of looking like a street urchin.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs