How to Use derail in a Sentence

derail

verb

• The train derailed in heavy snow.
• The train was derailed by heavy snow.
• An objection from one country could derail the entire effort.
  — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
• For as much as losing a player like Chase can derail an offense, the Bengals found a workaround.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
• The train car that derailed into the creek was an automobile rack and was carrying eight vehicles.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2024
• Lawler knocked his own party last year for derailing a funding plan to avoid a government shutdown, calling for bipartisanship.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
• Will a legal fight over a $70 million Malibu mansion derail a reality star?
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• Then, a visit by an extremely charming war vet (Dennis Morgan) threatens to derail her entire ruse.
  — Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
• Look for specific changes that would put the two of you on a level playing field, then ask for those without derailing into potentially distracting commentary.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
• But a faction of conservatives, including some Trump allies, could derail McCarthy’s plans.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2022
• Trump has seen most investigations as an attempt to derail his 2024 presidential campaign, and this latest move has triggered the same response.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2022
• In a major blow, Macron lost his absolute parliamentary majority this summer, an outcome that threatens to derail signature projects.
  — Yasmeen Abutaleb and Rick Noack, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2022
• The key to not derailing is to get the right systems in place.
  — Colin C. Campbell, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Two of the 16 CSX train cars that derailed were breached, spilling molten sulfur.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• But the pain from Alex's cancer threatened to derail those plans.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
• The cause of the accident was an overheating wheelset that caused a car in the middle of the train to derail.
  — The Editors, National Review, 26 Feb. 2023
• Challenges are bound to arise in the month ahead, but don’t let this derail your journey.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• Without him in the lineup, that two-month stretch could derail the whole plan this year.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The train derailed just west of the village of Reeseville in Dodge County around 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  — Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
• Don’t let a lack of momentum or a bad mood derail your healthy habits.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
• The sense that nothing can derail the quest for the idyllic night out sits at the core of Scott’s art — not beef, not death, not taxes.
  — Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
• Snell’s groove was derailed in the third, starting with Kyle Schwarber’s two-run, no-doubt-about-it home run over the right field wall.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
• So for all the people who keep trying to steal my focus, or derail me.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Sep. 2024
• The power struggle has derailed a shift to civilian rule and raised fears of a wider conflict.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• There are so many interests that have a claim to this site that can derail almost any kind of project.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• In Mount Vernon, the storm tore off roofs, smashed into mobile homes and derailed train cars.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
• But, once again, a makeshift offensive line will derail his progress.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• As such, the prospect of a merger is no longer tainted by the sort of antitrust concerns that derailed the first attempt 22 years ago.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2024
• The issue derailed talks for more than a week last month before studios returned to the table.
  — TIME, 11 Nov. 2023
• Water submerged streets and highways, broke dams and derailed a high-speed train.
  — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 3 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024