- present participle of impend.
impending
Example Sentences
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Another season, outfielder Craig Simon, knowing he was weak at the plate, intentionally struck out so he could avoid an impending double play, much to the dismay of the opposing team.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
He worried he would never escape his own destructive patterns or sense of impending doom.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Jones sought to pre-empt an argument that the impending speech fell in the public domain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
However, repealing the earnings test would likely lead to more people claiming Social Security early, hastening the system’s impending insolvency.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
It was as if she knew the story and found nothing fantastic or impending in it.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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