in a/the clash

Frequency: 8.515.8 per million words

Used to indicate involvement within a conflict.

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Examples (10)

  • Several protesters were injured in violent clashes with security forces.
  • The two leaders found themselves in a direct clash over economic policy during the debate.
  • He lost his helmet in the heat of the clash on the football field.
  • Many innocent civilians have been caught in the bloody clashes between rival factions.
  • The board meeting descended into a major clash of interests.
  • Historically, many wars have begun with soldiers dying in minor border clashes.
  • The reporter was documenting the events as they unfolded in the fierce clash outside the parliament building.
  • In a clash of ideologies, the two philosophers debated for hours.
  • The team's defeat was inevitable after their star player was ejected from the game in a bitter clash with the referee.
  • A soldier who was wounded in a recent armed clash is now recovering in the hospital.