oncoming
Example Sentences
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It then pulled out and back in again due to oncoming traffic.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
In August, a Zoox vehicle pulled partially into oncoming traffic while making a right turn, leading the company to issue a software update to correct the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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
An investigation revealed the Cruze’s driver, Armando Ortiz Mendoza, 26, crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic and caused the crash, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
“I didn’t ask you to follow me. Any of you. I just felt, believed”—I swallow—“hiking north, trying to cross in front of an oncoming fire, was wrong.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
