How to Use collision in a Sentence

collision

noun
  • The car was destroyed in the collision.
  • Frequently the tension is born from the collision of East and West.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Before ending the press conference, Maddrey said the police car had both its lights and sirens on when the collision occurred.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The right-hand outbound lane of the highway was reopened about 8 p.m. Wednesday after debris from the collision was cleared off the road.
    Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Police were notified about the collision about 3:45 a.m.
    Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Crash investigators determined that high speed was a factor in the collision and that the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The collision left a hole in the wing at the aircraft, which had been fighting the Pacific Palisades fire, was grounded for five days for repairs.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The press release did not state whether the collision was a result of weather conditions during Hurricane Ian.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Of course, the collision never occurred, the world didn't end in 2012 and no astronomer has ever found a planet on a collision course with Earth.
    Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • If the Moon was indeed formed by the collision of an object with Earth, then it would be made from the similar sediments and components that make up the Earth.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The collision of the two events has set members of the civil rights community on edge, in part because of Trump’s history of inflammatory comments.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The impact of the collision caused the bus to overturn and land on its roof in the small pond.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Haraguchi screams as the shark's head slides along the side of the kayak and closer to him during the collision.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 15 May 2023
  • The driver fled the scene of the collision, Culver said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Grover was ejected from the bike as a result of the collision.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The driver honked and hit the brakes, stopping just in time to avoid a collision.
    Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The van was full with 14 passengers plus the driver at the time of the collision.
    Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
  • The force of a collision could be reduced about 20% if both players wear the caps, per the league.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Sunday was a collision between the past and the present.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The collisions occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. about a third of the way across the bridge in the eastbound lanes.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The driver, a man, had a green light when the collision occurred.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Since the Olympic collision, both the Dehli and Oceana have been wrecked, and now comes the disaster to the Titanic.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • The collision happened in the 2800 block of Rigsby Ave.
    Michelle Del Rey, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The collision happened near Cave Creek and Bell roads at about 7:15 p.m.
    Andrea Morabito, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The collision happened just east of Oak Grove Road about 6:25 a.m.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • After the collision, the Nissan spun out of control, veered off the road to the right, rolled over, and caught on fire, the statement said.
    Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The collision caused the Humvee to go off the road and flip into the nearby tree line, according to police.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • After the collision, the quarterback was then helped off the field.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Police have not said why the child was behind the wheel of a golf cart or if there were any adults around at the time of the deadly collision.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • The person died as a result of injuries caused by the collision.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024

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