collided

Synonyms

collider collide cuttlefish conflicted rammed antagonized match-up percussed

Examples

There was a very consistent creation of a virtual reality, and eventually it collided with our old-fashioned, ordinary reality. Hans Blix

I was sitting in my office when someone called to tell me two light planes had collided with the World Trade Centre. I turned on my television; before long, there was this procession of people of all kinds walking up the street. What I remember most was the silence of that crowd; there was no sound. Tom Wolfe

Asia is the continent rhythm forgot. At best Asian music is off-brand American pop, like Sonny Bono in a karaoke bar. At worst Asian music sounds as if a truck full of wind chimes collided with a stack of empty oil drums during a birdcall contest. P. J. O'Rourke

My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan's Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did. Peter Straub

Twitter is the marriage of full-tilt narcissism and full-tilt voyeurism that has finally collided in 140 words. Adam Goldberg

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much. Jo Nesbo