oncoming

Example Sentences

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Kites are cool birds because they can hover over one spot by flying into oncoming wind.

From Literature

The ridge did nothing to stop the rush of oncoming destruction.

From Literature

A train run by private company Iryo derailed last Sunday and its rear carriages crossed on to the opposite track into the path of an oncoming train run by state-owned Renfe.

From BBC

One that led straight into the oncoming wave.

From Literature

More than 120 people were injured when carriages on a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, hitting an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday evening.

From BBC