immanent

Example Sentences

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Many live together in agricultural cooperatives, where they prepare for the immanent apocalypse that, they believe, will restore the communal agrarian society of the Inca empire.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2020

In the summer of 1914, each of the great powers reached the conclusion that war was inevitable, and that trying to stay out of the immanent conflict would lead to national decline.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The spiritual practices that kidnapped Africans carried with them to the United States affirmed the immanent presence of their ancestors.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2019

The residency requirement you mention is a valid point which is why I recommend moving to Western Washington or Western Oregon before euthanasia is immanent.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2016

The eminent Archbishop Latour, knowing that his death was imminent, felt God was immanent.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner