oncoming

Example Sentences

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It is possible that weakened whales are less able to avoid oncoming ships.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“He would hurl himself straight as an arrow right into the great roaring grey wall of an oncoming breaker and go clean through it as if it had neither weight nor momentum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It then collided with an oncoming train travelling from south Madrid to Huelva, which was forced into an embankment running alongside the track, Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente said on Sunday.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Consider this: A survey asking consumers what they expect the economy to look like six months from now has been below the threshold that signals an oncoming recession for the 11th month in a row.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Nico sensed Jason’s sorrow like an oncoming storm.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan