oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
Synonyms
Examples of oncoming in a Sentence
we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
Recent Examples on the Web
Karol-Chik, Kwak and Koenig threw landscaping rocks from Karol-Chik’s moving Chevrolet Silverado, targeting drivers of oncoming moving vehicles, the defense said in Wednesday’s hearing.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
Recovery, investigation continue Crews onboard were able to warn officials about the malfunction, giving them time to close off the bridge to oncoming traffic before the crash.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 14 May 2024
An Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson said the crash happened after a pickup truck traveling northbound veered right onto the shoulder of the freeway before returning to the road and crashing into oncoming traffic near Tuba City.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
Four people died Friday night after a vehicle reportedly veered into oncoming traffic on state Route 76 near Fallbrook, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Officers determined that the woman had been hit by an oncoming passenger train, police said in a news release.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The oncoming armada was not soldiers or pirates or kingsmen.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
At the end, though, as Mary Jane tells the chaplain about the auras of an oncoming migraine, the play focusses all of its light on her face, and Mary Jane turns into something like a medieval icon of the Virgin.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The crash occurred about 11 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound on Pioneer Road near Iris Avenue crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane, striking another vehicle, according to a news release from the Wyoming Police Department.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
Recovery, investigation continue Crews onboard were able to warn officials about the malfunction, giving them time to close off the bridge to oncoming traffic before the crash.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 14 May 2024
An Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson said the crash happened after a pickup truck traveling northbound veered right onto the shoulder of the freeway before returning to the road and crashing into oncoming traffic near Tuba City.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
Four people died Friday night after a vehicle reportedly veered into oncoming traffic on state Route 76 near Fallbrook, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Officers determined that the woman had been hit by an oncoming passenger train, police said in a news release.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The oncoming armada was not soldiers or pirates or kingsmen.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
At the end, though, as Mary Jane tells the chaplain about the auras of an oncoming migraine, the play focusses all of its light on her face, and Mary Jane turns into something like a medieval icon of the Virgin.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The crash occurred about 11 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound on Pioneer Road near Iris Avenue crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane, striking another vehicle, according to a news release from the Wyoming Police Department.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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