clash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, harsh noise.
Example Sentences
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But the company’s AI strategy has faced internal culture clashes and organizational hurdles since the very beginning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Pretoria peace agreement ended the fighting and maintained an uneasy calm until late 2025, when fresh clashes between federal troops and Tigrayan forces erupted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
As she’s recently learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans like Christopher Nolan and Joyce Carol Oates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The author of “Promise Land” on clashes in the boardroom and the courtroom that came after the money ran out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Marina was ten in 1922 when the last armed clashes of the Russian Civil War took place.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
