How to Use collision in a Sentence

collision

noun
  • The car was destroyed in the collision.
  • Haraguchi screams as the shark's head slides along the side of the kayak and closer to him during the collision.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 15 May 2023
  • The driver fled the scene of the collision, Culver said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Grover was ejected from the bike as a result of the collision.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The driver honked and hit the brakes, stopping just in time to avoid a collision.
    Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The van was full with 14 passengers plus the driver at the time of the collision.
    Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
  • The force of a collision could be reduced about 20% if both players wear the caps, per the league.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Sunday was a collision between the past and the present.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The collisions occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. about a third of the way across the bridge in the eastbound lanes.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Since the Olympic collision, both the Dehli and Oceana have been wrecked, and now comes the disaster to the Titanic.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • The collision happened near Cave Creek and Bell roads at about 7:15 p.m.
    Andrea Morabito, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2023
  • After the collision, the Nissan spun out of control, veered off the road to the right, rolled over, and caught on fire, the statement said.
    Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The collision caused the Humvee to go off the road and flip into the nearby tree line, according to police.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • After the collision, the quarterback was then helped off the field.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Police have not said why the child was behind the wheel of a golf cart or if there were any adults around at the time of the deadly collision.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • The person died as a result of injuries caused by the collision.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Both sides of Interstate 95 were closed due to the collision.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The others were treated and released, 11 at hospitals, and two at the scene of the collision.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The 46-year-old rapper sustained neck injuries in the collision, sources told TMZ.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The front tires leave the pavement and a cacophony of sand and rock collisions begins to echo through the cabin.
    Karl Brauer, Robb Report, 17 May 2023
  • Then the enormity of the collision hit him almost as hard as the vehicle that put him there.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The force of my back hitting the wall had given me whiplash, my neck jerking forward and back after the collision.
    Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Volpe also got looked at after a collision at first base but remained in the game and scored the winning run.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The collision happened in the predawn hours in Hollywood.
    Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The resulting collision, which occurred near the Greek city of Larissa, caused a number of cars on both trains to be thrown off the rails.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Didn’t mention a head-on collision that killed the driver who swerved into his lane.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
  • Luckily, Peraza was safe and there was no collision with Ben at the plate.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • O’Brien said officers are not aware of any injuries to anyone in the collisions that happened at the start of the pursuit.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The agency's traffic unit is investigating the collision.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The robot is able to detect and react to changes in the environment (e.g., moving fixtures) and action failures (e.g., failure to insert the cover, tripping, environment collisions) using a combination of vision, force, and proprioceptive sensors.
    New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024

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