collide
verb (used without object)
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
were colliding
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past progressiveof collide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Although the zircons formed when tectonic plates were colliding, they have a chemical signature associated with when the plates were moving apart.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
Gold atoms have 79 protons, and could only be created under very high-energy conditions in which smaller-mass atoms were colliding in close proximity.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021
He learned they are valued between $7,000 and $15,000, though that number says nothing about their true value from a time when cultures were colliding and life for the Sioux was changing forever.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2016
“It was almost like my beliefs were colliding with reality,” he says.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2015
Her own exposure had unnerved her, and thoughts were colliding painfully in her brain.
From A Room with a View by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
