oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
Examples of oncoming in a Sentence
we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Without checking blind spots, a driver could unintentionally veer their car into another car or oncoming traffic.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
According to California Vehicle Code, high beams are allowed only when there are no oncoming vehicles within 500 feet.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But the most interesting character by a distance is Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a leading United Nations official who represents Earth's interests throughout the oncoming storm.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
That evening, the 53-year-old man, later identified as Julián, was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu when another man driving a Dodge Charger northbound crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the Tahoe head-on, KNBC and CW affiliate KTLA reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
According to California Vehicle Code, high beams are allowed only when there are no oncoming vehicles within 500 feet.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But the most interesting character by a distance is Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a leading United Nations official who represents Earth's interests throughout the oncoming storm.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
That evening, the 53-year-old man, later identified as Julián, was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu when another man driving a Dodge Charger northbound crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the Tahoe head-on, KNBC and CW affiliate KTLA reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oncoming
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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