oncoming

Example Sentences

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In the book’s moving final pages, the mouse faces down the oncoming waves with all the fierceness of a captain at the prow of her ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Footage of the crash site on other days showed vehicles stopped on the track, with officials raising the red flag to signal to oncoming trains to stop until the traffic cleared, he said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

A preliminary investigation found the driver of an Infiniti G35 veered into oncoming traffic on Mount Emma Road in Littlerock, near Palmdale.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Lee believes the sector is being underestimated by many in terms of how it can cope with the oncoming artificial-intelligence threat.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

He shook himself back to reality and turned to face the oncoming Grievers.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner