Example Sentences

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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

An SUV was also involved in the incident, crashing into the back of the box truck after it had collided with the flatbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

I forced it toward the receiver again, but again it stopped short, as if it had collided with a pane of glass.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath