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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Strong winds also sent a pedestrian into a near-death situation as they were blown into oncoming traffic, per AP.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The agency is also reviewing new reports that some Teslas using FSD failed to handle railroad crossings safely, with one case involving a near-collision with an oncoming train.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
It's meant to be a part of the solution, to teach safe pedestrian and biking habits to kids who live in neighborhoods with lots of oncoming traffic.
—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
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The agency is also reviewing new reports that some Teslas using FSD failed to handle railroad crossings safely, with one case involving a near-collision with an oncoming train.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
It's meant to be a part of the solution, to teach safe pedestrian and biking habits to kids who live in neighborhoods with lots of oncoming traffic.
—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
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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