cross paths

phrase

: to meet especially by chance

crossed paths with an old friend on a business trip

Examples of cross paths in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is not the first time Cloud and Kanter Freedom have crossed paths. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

After crossing paths at festivals, the trio got together for what was intended as a low-pressure writing session and emerged four days later with six songs — roughly half the finished record. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Diamont and Tom had previously crossed paths on Y&R — Diamont appeared on the show from 1985-1996, and then from 1998-2009, while Tom starred as Victoria Newman from 1990-2003. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Two months after Wood’s death, the two crossed paths at a dinner party and reconnected. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cross paths

• footpaths
• baths
• laths
• maths
• osteopaths
• psychopaths