impended; impending; impends
1
a
: to be about to occur
rain impended
b
: to hover threateningly : menace
… the pressing problems that now impend upon the region …—
Arturo Cruz Jr. et al.
Arturo Cruz Jr. et al.2
archaic
: to hang suspended
Examples of impend in a Sentence
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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That would mean moving not just impending free agent Robbie Ray but also exploring offers for Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Rafael Devers — and eating money to make those trades plausible.
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Tim Britton,
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1 July 2026
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25 June 2026
With the Heat expected to prioritize outside shooting when filling out the rest of its roster around the leading duo of Antetokounmpo and three-time All-Star center Bam Adebayo, bringing back impending free agent guard Norman Powell would make sense.
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june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Ohtani was not present Friday night due to the baby’s impending birth when the Dodgers defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-5.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Still, Notion Mail was built with Skiff’s infrastructure and by former Skiff executives, making its impending demise feel like a sort of swan song for Skiff.
—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
With the Heat expected to prioritize outside shooting when filling out the rest of its roster around the leading duo of Antetokounmpo and three-time All-Star center Bam Adebayo, bringing back impending free agent guard Norman Powell would make sense.
—
Anthony Chiang
june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Ohtani was not present Friday night due to the baby’s impending birth when the Dodgers defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-5.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for impend
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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impend. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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impend
verb
im·pend
im-ˈpend 
1
: to threaten to occur immediately
impending danger
2
: to be about to happen
an impending trip
3
archaic
: to hang out or over
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