collide with
Example Sentences
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When these charged particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen, photons of coloured light are emitted - this is the aurora.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
These trends collide with longstanding financial advice for 20- and 30-somethings: Sock away funds for a down payment and buy a house, both as a place to live and as your main source of wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Powerful winds break up the ice cover, causing individual floes to move, drift, and collide with one another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
“His ambitions will soon collide with the fiscal reality,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was hard to imagine that he hadn’t—my sweater was green and fuzzy, so unless his hand was expecting to collide with a Muppet or something, he should have been startled.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
