collision course

Example Sentences

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"To avoid this collision course the government needs to step up and deliver the properly funded education system our children and young people deserve."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

But this initial venture highlighted the inevitable collision course between Steyer’s burgeoning activism and his firm’s investments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Analysts fear that tension between Ottawa and Washington on trade are putting the two countries on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"In other words, if two aircraft had been on a collision course, controllers would not have been able to give them instructions," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Near the end of the day I was walking down a dimly lit hallway, with Danny following, when I spotted a boy coming directly toward me on a collision course.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals