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

Imagine a society in which men and women live separately and are not allowed to cross paths. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

The two crossed paths while working at the Davis makerspace, just west of Sacramento. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026

The two didn’t meet until crossing paths in Cowtown’s culinary scene. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Close to a decade ago, the two crossed paths at the Connecticut Ballet, often overlapping on the company’s pieces. — Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cross paths

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