Definition of ONRUSH

Examples of onrush in a Sentence

a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently

Recent Examples on the Web There the Allies were no match for the stunning onrush of German soldiers, artillery, and tanks that would in a matter of days push a dangerous bulge in the Allied line. — Bill Newcott, National Geographic, "WWII veterans remember Hitler's 'last gamble'," 13 Dec. 2019 This onrush of introspection obliquely tells a sad family story. — The Economist, "“Ducks, Newburyport” is an ingenious feat of storytelling," 24 Oct. 2019 Bangladesh, with 160 million people and more than 130 rivers, is prone to monsoon floods because of overflowing rivers and the heavy onrush of water from upstream India. — Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, "78 dead in Nepal as flooding wreaks havoc in South Asia," 16 July 2019 Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 160 million people with more than 130 rivers, is prone to monsoon floods because of overflowing rivers and the heavy onrush of water from upstream India. — Binaj Gurubacharya, SFChronicle.com, "Heavy rain leaves scores dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh," 14 July 2019 Back then, the bricklayers could barely keep pace with an onrush of Irish, German and Italian immigrants. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Collapse: The rise and deadly fall of a Baltimore rowhouse," 12 July 2018 By that point the valiant central pair — Laurel Dalley Smith and Ari Mayzick — have joined with the work’s three other couples in an onrush of turns, lifts and near-collisions that break through the stiffness of earlier sections. — Siobhan Burke, New York Times, "Review: For the Martha Graham Company, Opposites Attract," 12 Apr. 2018 Bangladesh, with 160 million people and more than 130 rivers, is prone to monsoon floods because of overflowing rivers and the heavy onrush of water from upstream India. — Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, "78 dead in Nepal as flooding wreaks havoc in South Asia," 16 July 2019 Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 160 million people with more than 130 rivers, is prone to monsoon floods because of overflowing rivers and the heavy onrush of water from upstream India. — Binaj Gurubacharya, SFChronicle.com, "Heavy rain leaves scores dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh," 14 July 2019

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