clashed; clashing; clashes
1
: to make a clash
cymbals clashed
2
: to come into conflict
where ignorant armies clash by night—
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
also
: to be incompatible
the colors clashed
: to cause to clash
clasher
noun
1
: a noisy usually metallic sound of collision
2
a
: a hostile encounter : skirmish
b
: a sharp conflict
a clash of opinions
Examples of clash in a Sentence
Verb
Police and protesters clashed yesterday.
The sofa and the chair clash.
She ended the song by clashing the cymbals.
Noun
Hundreds were killed in ethnic clashes in the region last month.
a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
On June 27, 2025, the Global Combat Collective presents a must-see heavyweight clash as former world champion Deontay Wilder faces Tyrrell Herndon at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Speaking in a press conference ahead of his team’s Club World Cup round-of-16 clash with Benfica in Charlotte, Maresca voiced a similar sentiment.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Verb
But Kemp and Ossoff clash over who should get credit for Georgia’s green energy boom.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
On June 27, 2025, the Global Combat Collective presents a must-see heavyweight clash as former world champion Deontay Wilder faces Tyrrell Herndon at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
In many ways, the game might offer a blueprint for the quarterfinal clash against Paris Saint-Germain.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Speaking in a press conference ahead of his team’s Club World Cup round-of-16 clash with Benfica in Charlotte, Maresca voiced a similar sentiment.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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“Clash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clash. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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clash
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a clash
clashing cymbals
2
a
: to come into conflict
pickets clashed with the police
b
: to not match well
our ideas clashed
some colors clash
clasher
noun
clash
2 of 2 noun1
: a loud sharp sound usually of metal striking metal
the clash of swords
2
: a sharp fight or strong disagreement
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