collide

Example Sentences

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When dust particles collide and rub together in Martian storms, they build up static electricity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The live performance of the nominated song “I Lied to You” re-created the fantastical moment from the film in which generations of musicians collide, weaving together past, present and future.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

It is, Vigloo promises, "a story that pushes Korean romance to its extreme - power, love, family and revenge collide, and one man moves an entire nation to protect the woman he loves".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Crucially, he’s been around long enough to see politicians’ promises collide into reality and to know basic federal-budget math.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Eventually, the gas will be so hot that when the hydrogen atoms collide they no longer bounce off each other, but instead coalesce to form helium.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking