Which preposition to use with clash

of Occurrences 229%

The language of the river was scarcely less enchanting than that of the wind and rain; the sublime overboom of the main bouncing, exulting current, the swash and gurgle of the eddies, the keen dash and clash of heavy waves breaking against rocks, and the smooth, downy hush of shallow currents feeling their way through the willow thickets of the margin.

with Occurrences 76%

The well-known words of St. Teresa recommending a comfortable attitude in prayer do not clash with this doctrine.

in Occurrences 22%

British and German High-Sea Fleets Finally Clash in the North SeaHuge Losses in Tonnage and Men on Both SidesBritish Navy Remains in Control of the Sea.

between Occurrences 16%

Having seen that Professor Oncken has failed to recognize the prime causes which provoked the entente policy, it is not surprising to find him equally in error when discussing the diplomatic clashes between the rival camps.

against Occurrences 15%

Because raindrops differ in size they fall at different velocities and overtake and clash against one another, producing mist and spray.

by Occurrences 6%

The poet says we are here as on a darkling plain, swept by confused alarms of struggle and flight, where ignorant armies clash by night....

on Occurrences 6%

Instantly they were hooked in, the buried spades of the guns wrenched free, the wheels manned, the trails dropped clashing on the limber hooks.

at Occurrences 5%

Before the second Continental Congress met in the following year, the accidental clash at Lexington and Concord had taken place, and as the Congress again re-convened a momentous change had taken place, which was, in fact, the beginning of the American Commonwealth.

like Occurrences 3%

He turned to see the stallion plunging hither and thither, striking with his fore-hooves, while around him, darting in and out under the driving feet, sprang the great black wolf, his teeth clashing like steel on steel.

over Occurrences 2%

If your heart and your head ever clash over anything like that, you'll be in perfect hell until one or the other gets the upper hand.

among Occurrences 2%

Your very costermonger trolls out his belief that "there's a good time coming," and the hearts of gamins, as well as millenarians, answer, "True!" Is not that a clashing among the dry bones?

during Occurrences 1%

[Footnote 2: "The interests of Russian and German imperialism have continually clashed during the last ten years, and more than once Russia has had to beat a retreat before Germany's threats."

into Occurrences 1%

As he looked he saw a puff of steam rise against the woods beyond the station, and before long a train, going Brightonward, clashed into the station.

along Occurrences 1%

Two opposing and frenzied lines of traffic clashed along the road that led through it and became a noisy jumble in the little square at its centre, a disordered mass of camions, artillery, heavy supply wagons, field kitchens, ambulances, with motorcycles at its edges like excited terriers, lending a staccato vivacity to its uproar.

across Occurrences 1%

Scorning the Captains and Men-at-arms, he goes straight for Mr. G., and in an instant swords clash across the table, and shields are dinted.

to Occurrences 1%

Thunder rolls, and cracks, and crashes; as if the brazen gates of heaven clashed to and fro.

as Occurrences 1%

Instantly forty-two rifle-butts clashed as one upon the floor, and the Marines stood at ease.

behind Occurrences 1%

A moment's pause, and the difficult, disused bolts that had once exasperated the patience of Colonel La Vigne were drawn asunder, and the clanking gates clashed behind us as we emerged from the shadowed domain into the glare and dust of the high-road.

around Occurrences 1%

He had heard the shields of the Corybantes clash around the infant Zeus; he described to Elenko how one day the sea had frothed and boiled, and undraped Aphrodite had ascended from it in the presence of the gazing and applauding amphitheatre of cloud-cushioned gods.

about Occurrences 1%

"O ay, sir, there's nae doubt of that; though there are many idle clashes about the way and manner.

Which preposition to use with  clash