Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

clashes

  • plural of clash.
  • present tense form of clash (3rd person singular).

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In addition to the new division, three new army headquarters will be set up in north-east and central Nigeria - areas plagued by Islamist militants, banditry and clashes between farmers and herders.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The meetings in Manila kicked off on Tuesday after a series of fresh clashes between China and the Philippines took place in the disputed South China Sea.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Part of that attention is aimed at Burwell’s score, a masterpiece of electronic minimalism in which pitch bends and hard clashes create the dread and whiplash that make the film so tense.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Yet the effort faces formidable cultural and bureaucratic barriers, as evidenced by Günes’s clashes with what he calls the Sunday shopping police.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Nor had there been any clashes with Ras the Exhorter—although in the past week he had been increasingly active.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison