How to use "collateral" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "collateral" in popular movie and book plots

  • She had told him she was a "distant collateral relative" of the Hereditary Tyrant but it turns out is actually his niece.  - Down in the Bottomlands
  • If the bomb is used, the Scrin are defeated at the cost of massive collateral damage.  - Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
  • Wolf pursues some to the power plant, where collateral damage from its weapons causes a citywide power outage.  - Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
  • tries to use it as collateral for his loanR.  - Dallas: War of the Ewings
  • He decides to finish the Mangalasherry family by confiscating the house which was kept as collateral for Bhanumathi's (Revathy) treatment.  - Raavanaprabhu
  • Redding gives him five and leaves two black stallions as collateral for the other five.  - The Jack Bull
  • The rest of the movie is made up of the chase through the city, resulting in the destruction of another bank and various collateral damage.  - Techno Police 21C
  • Pink is left as collateral and he goes to find some quick way to earn money.  - Dragon Pink
  • Jenny accidentally ruins everybody's day by causing massive collateral damage to the town.  - Escape from Cluster Prime
  • Seven of his men have been captured by the Vendhyans and Yasmina intends to use them as collateral to force Conan to kill the Seers.  - The People of the Black Circle
  • Their first test mission scores 100/100, inflicting maximum casualties with minimum collateral damage.  - Stealth (film)
  • Using the bomb to destroy the computer causes collateral damage to the shuttle, meaning the flight is not out of danger yet.  - Airplane II: The Sequel
  • In Dresden (the Saxon capital) Kohlhaas discovers that this collateral was totally arbitrary, and proceeds to demand return of his horses.  - Michael Kohlhaas
  • Gondo is forced out of the company and his creditors demand the collateral in lieu of debt.  - High and Low (1963 film)
  • Having run out of money Nashe decides to risk everything on "a single blind turn of a card" and puts up his car as collateral against the pot.  - The Music of Chance
  • GMAC gives Jerry 24 hours to prove the existence of the nonexistent collateral or face legal consequences.  - Fargo (film)

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