How to Use derail in a Sentence

derail

verb

• The train derailed in heavy snow.
• The train was derailed by heavy snow.
• Two of the 16 CSX train cars that derailed were breached, spilling molten sulfur.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• But the pain from Alex's cancer threatened to derail those plans.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
• Without him in the lineup, that two-month stretch could derail the whole plan this year.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The train derailed just west of the village of Reeseville in Dodge County around 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  — Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
• The sense that nothing can derail the quest for the idyllic night out sits at the core of Scott’s art — not beef, not death, not taxes.
  — Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
• There are so many interests that have a claim to this site that can derail almost any kind of project.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• But, once again, a makeshift offensive line will derail his progress.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• The issue derailed talks for more than a week last month before studios returned to the table.
  — TIME, 11 Nov. 2023
• The hounds of hell did little to derail the conversation.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• The diagnosis of clots that could’ve derailed his career came as a shock to Goodwin, 32.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
• Rodgers is, of course, no stranger to working under pressure, so the weight of this finality didn’t derail him in the process.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• Are the speed bumps in this robotaxi rollout enough to derail the nascent industry as a whole?
  — Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 29 Aug. 2023
• A lot of her life has been derailed by men — from her dad’s decisions about what to do with her son, to her husband leaving her.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes thieves would blow up the track, derailing the train and killing passengers.
  — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• Any number of things could have derailed markets in the first half of the year, but investors kept buying risky assets anyway.
  — WSJ, 1 July 2023
• But as rosy as the outlook may be, any unforeseen economic shock could derail growth and lead to a downturn.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
• Every stop on that assembly line presents risks that could delay or derail new projects.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Factors outside the team’s control nearly derailed the team’s third year.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 27 July 2023
• The plan was derailed in early March when new material relevant to the case was turned over to the two sides by the Justice Department.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
• After injuries derailed that plan, the Lakers pushed all-in for Russell Westbrook and a slew of veterans on one-year deals.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
• Those earnings forecasts could be derailed though if the company is hit with a strike by the United Auto Workers union.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 July 2023
• Their plans for downhill skiing at Sun Valley, where her son works, had been derailed by a shoulder injury.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2024
• She was sidelined but not derailed in her ambition to reach the heights of culture, becoming a connoisseur of art, food and wine.
  — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• Any station can derail your straight, but there are two in particular that get most shooters.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
• That blinding illumination can bring on a numbing sense of malaise, and even derail your day.
  — WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
• Hoskins cited the last time the FRA was set for renewal in 2021, when a group of hard-right Senators derailed the bill over the same pro-life measures at issue this session.
  — Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
• Bautista had been cruising on historic pace before throwing the 102.3 mph fastball that derailed his season.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
• Vatican observers see a leader more willing to crack down on those seeking to derail his agenda for the Roman Catholic Church.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024