derail

Example Sentences

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A tumultuous tenure that threatened to derail Celtic's season.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

With tens of thousands of components, small deviations can derail performance, he says, so engineers adjust, test and repeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Sebastian Rucci, the chief executive of Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, is now suing the city alleging it unfairly worked to derail the data center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Capital Economics senior Europe economist Franziska Palmas said the survey and other recent indicators suggest "the renewed rise in energy prices could derail the tentative recovery in the German economy seen in recent months".

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Maybe all the things I’m feeling for Natasha are just excuses to make it derail.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon