How to Use derail in a Sentence

derail

verb

• The train derailed in heavy snow.
• The train was derailed by heavy snow.
• My plans to go to law school derailed.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
• Any one of these can be enough to derail a meal plan.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
• Dunkin’ stops don't have to derail your health goals.
  — Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
• And there are more than one thing that could derail the deal.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2022
• The best teams don’t get derailed when a starter or two goes down.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
• Lots of things will break you, derail your plans, or knock you down.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
• As many as eight train cars derailed when the train struck the dump truck.
  — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
• This is not the first attempt by the state to derail the case.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2022
• Don’t let yourself be derailed by some self-doubts.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
• Cold, ice, and short days don’t have to derail movement.
  — Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
• But there are still a thousand things that could stall or derail any progress.
  — John Ramos, CBS News, 27 May 2026
• The key to not derailing is to get the right systems in place.
  — Colin C. Campbell, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Last year, the legendary singer’s health scare derailed his tour and forced him off the stage.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
• Knapp had a great start to the season which was derailed by injury.
  — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
• Don’t let a lack of momentum or a bad mood derail your healthy habits.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
• Injuries have derailed the first two years of his career.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• Too many derailed first dates, nobody would give me a second chance.
  — Tara Dorabji, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
• The program didn't derail overnight.
  — Hari Sonnenahalli, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• And it doesn’t get derailed by one or two bits of misfortune on any one night.
  — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
• There’s a long way to go, and injuries or a slump could derail the pursuit.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
• Don't let one setback derail the rest of your life, experts said.
  — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
• Two train cars were overturned, while seven more were derailed.
  — Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• But, once again, a makeshift offensive line will derail his progress.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• Without him in the lineup, that two-month stretch could derail the whole plan this year.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• Challenges are bound to arise in the month ahead, but don’t let this derail your journey.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• Yet, his road to success has never derailed.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• But an undisclosed health issue derailed those plans.
  — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
• His second year was derailed by injury.
  — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026