How to Use on/upon impact in a Sentence

on/upon impact

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• The right rear leg broke on impact, and half the tree’s limbs followed him down.
  — Mike Combs, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2025
• Those on the plane and hundreds in the building were killed on impact.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Avoid areas that might poke feet upon impact with the ground.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2014
• And one thing that really does set them apart is their focus on impact.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
• Dorian was killed on impact when a tree limb hit his windshield.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
• Their son sustained injuries, but Sophia was killed on impact.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
• Vasily showed me bits and pieces of drones that had been knocked out of the sky or had exploded on impact.
  — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2022
• Bugs die on impact and are collected in a removable tray for easy cleanup.
  — Maggie Horton, People.com, 18 July 2025
• The fire went out on impact and the suspect fled the scene, the synagogue and police said.
  — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2023
• Parries produce a hearty ringing on impact that sounds like the mighty clang of a clock tower bell.
  — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
• The structure, a mount for an antenna array used to help planes land, broke apart upon impact.
  — Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
• The driver was knocked unconscious on impact, Grieshaber said.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2023
• But the sleep deprivation is worth it based on impact alone, Mumma says.
  — Kari McMahon, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
• The threads used to screw the two parts together were intact, suggesting that the parts had not sheared apart on impact.
  — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
• The knock on impact depends largely on the bottlers' and cask owners' models.
  — Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
• His right leg was severed upon impact while the left was shattered and had to be amputated.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
• In the past, unwitting civilians have stumbled upon some of those bombs that did not explode on impact.
  — William Kim, ABC News, 14 July 2023
• Because this angle is so sharp, much of the urine tends to splash off the surface upon impact, ending up on floors, shoes, and pants.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
• The 17-year-old girl, a rear passenger, was thrown from the car upon impact and died at the scene, police said.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2023
• But, on landing, the SN8 came in too fast, and exploded on impact.
  — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• The train derailed on impact and the locomotive rolled onto its side, Kessler said.
  — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• In fact, while twelve people died on impact when the aircraft’s tail and wings snapped off, 33 survived the initial crash.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
• The ball just got out of the park, but when García landed, his right knee appeared to buckle upon impact with the ground.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Simply fill with water, close, and toss them gently at a friend or target, and the balloons will open upon impact (or with a quick pinch).
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• He was ejected from the boat upon impact, and police say his body was found floating in the water nearby to the crash site the next morning.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
• This caused the helicopter to burst into flames upon impact, and left their son Jonathan with burns on 90% of his body.
  — Anna Gordon, TIME, 10 Jan. 2024
• Start with the results Chesky believes leaders should focus on impact, not titles on résumés, to build the best teams.
  — Meredith Ho, Fortune, 18 July 2025
• Micah Dukes, riding in the back seat of the Pilot, was ejected upon impact, cops said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
• The ship’s masts – bedecked in lights - struck the bridge, breaking on impact and sending debris falling onto the vessel’s deck.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
• The video cuts away just as Lind and the board touch down in the water, conveniently omitting that the thing snapped in half upon impact.
  — Brent Rose, Outside Online, 24 July 2025