derail
verb (used with object)
to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
will derail
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future tenseof derail.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, he believes there's little chance the leaks will "derail the potential success of the game".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Monetary policy uncertainty, by itself, isn’t a bearish game changer that will derail the latest leg of this historic, respect-worthy stock market rally.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
He doesn’t expect AI will derail this, and noted that data centers will only require 1,000 TWh of that 18,000 anyway.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
The stoppage will derail $1.1 million slated for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project, according to the president’s budget office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
If I stay here much longer, my train will derail from its track.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
