How to Use cross paths in a Sentence

cross paths

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  • The singer said that she was thrilled to cross paths with Swift.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
  • Posey and Robinson first crossed paths long before either reached the major leagues.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • After signing the affidavit, the former couple didn’t cross paths again until the reunion.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • The graphic novel, called Murder Ballads, was a noir-style tale about a record label owner who crosses paths with two blues musicians.
    — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 22 July 2026
  • Orr and Hanna first crossed paths as opponents in a Kansas high school all-star game, long before either landed at Washburn.
    — Latif Love july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Cyrus and Nick dated from mid-2006 until late 2007, long before their films would cross paths at the office.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
  • Our lives are full, ideally, and after 93 years a person crosses paths with an untold number of people in different contexts.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Jackson and Turner-Smith first crossed paths at Usher's 40th birthday in 2018.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • The news was met with an outpouring of love from the Broadway community, with swaths of stars who worked alongside Grisetti, crossed paths with him or merely witnessed him on stage mourning the loss.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • The duo has even been photographed alongside Swift, having crossed paths with her several times since her relationship with Kelce began in 2023.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
  • Discoveries unearthed in a cave in what’s now Turkey indicate the two groups did not merely cross paths but may have shared some cultural traditions, making similar tools and collecting the same kind of shell.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The second season, which premiered earlier this month, picks up after the cliffhanger that saw members of the X-Men team scattered across time to cross paths with different versions of the powerful supervillain Apocalypse.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The great meeting of Toms was narrowly avoided earlier this month, when both Hollands attended the London premiere of The Odyssey without actually crossing paths.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026
  • Along the way, Odysseus crosses paths with gods like Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon, as well as monsters, witches, sirens, and other mythical beings, all of whom shape his long, winding journey from Troy to Ithaca.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
  • The Oilers situation The four Canadiens goalies (Dryden, Thomas, Larocque and Plasse) were all in their mid-20s when their lives and careers crossed paths in Montreal.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Damon and Barroso have been together for over two decades, after crossing paths by chance in 2003 while Damon was filming Stuck on You in Miami, where Barroso was working as a bartender.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
  • Per a 2009 interview with W magazine, Emma and the two-time Emmy Award winner first crossed paths at the gym of their shared trainer, Gunnar Peterson, in 2007.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Photograph by Takuji Shimmura Advertisement Olivier Raffaelli, founding architect of Triptyque Architecture, has often crossed paths with her in competitions.
    — Time, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Since Promised Land, Damon and Krasinski — PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2007 and 2024, respectively — have crossed paths professionally again.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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