impend
Example Sentences
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Despite my affinity for spice, a small panic set in, scared of offending my hosts but worried about the impending pain I’d inflict on my mouth and stomach.
From Salon
More recently, the clearest indications of an impending shift have surfaced inside the centres of power themselves, particularly within the armed forces.
From BBC
Block Communications announced the impending closure on Wednesday.
But despite the memorable experience, it took 30 years, and the impending closure to return.
From Los Angeles Times
A parliamentary committee report from a decade ago warned that the Palace of Westminster "faces an impending crisis which we cannot responsibly ignore".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
