derail
Example Sentences
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One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed and the second victim was a passenger, the city's mayor Giuseppe Sala told reporters at the scene.
From Barron's
In the end, Boebert and Johnson did more than briefly derail a deposition.
From Salon
The problems threaten to derail the futures and larger ambitions of both leagues at critical moments.
TOKYO—Inflation in Japan’s capital cooled below the central bank’s 2% target for the first time in over a year, but the slowdown is unlikely to derail further interest rate hikes.
These stories spread the false claim that Slave Power agents had derailed the President’s train and killed his son, Bennie.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
