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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It's meant to help teach road safety, especially in neighborhoods where youth pedestrians run the risk of being injured or killed by oncoming traffic.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Lively reasoned that for murder to fit, the teenager would have had to be intentionally driving into oncoming traffic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
For those who repel the idea of noise-cancelling headphones, these deliver high-quality sound without drowning out the noise of oncoming traffic—an essential for city runners or anyone who can’t seem to stay out of the bike path.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The video shows the Nissan at points pulling alongside the Tahoe and veering into an oncoming lane, with the GMC close behind.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Lively reasoned that for murder to fit, the teenager would have had to be intentionally driving into oncoming traffic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
For those who repel the idea of noise-cancelling headphones, these deliver high-quality sound without drowning out the noise of oncoming traffic—an essential for city runners or anyone who can’t seem to stay out of the bike path.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The video shows the Nissan at points pulling alongside the Tahoe and veering into an oncoming lane, with the GMC close behind.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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