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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Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine how a driver went through a sound barrier on Interstate 55 in Romeoville, Illinois, crashing into oncoming traffic.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That will make the oncoming bursts of light seem less stark.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The car in which Gioia rode was driven by a high school student without a license who veered into oncoming traffic and crashed after the right tire got caught in a gully.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Tragically, in 2021, Clark was struck and killed by an oncoming car while riding his bike.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That will make the oncoming bursts of light seem less stark.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The car in which Gioia rode was driven by a high school student without a license who veered into oncoming traffic and crashed after the right tire got caught in a gully.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Tragically, in 2021, Clark was struck and killed by an oncoming car while riding his bike.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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