collide
verb (used without object)
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
had collided
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past perfectof collide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” had collided with a modern concert, it might have looked something like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Horrible images showed an Air Canada flight had collided with a firetruck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
"Police were told two light planes had collided mid-air, before one of the planes crashed nearby in bushland," police said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
The ship had collided with the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile on Friday, causing both ships to catch fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
Obviously, she says, the Nautilus had collided with something and then heeled over at a sharp angle .
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
