oncoming

Example Sentences

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It is possible that weakened whales are less able to avoid oncoming ships.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“He would hurl himself straight as an arrow right into the great roaring grey wall of an oncoming breaker and go clean through it as if it had neither weight nor momentum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Fighters wrap ropes around their punching hand, named "the spear", and block oncoming blows with the other, referred to as the "shield".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

A preliminary report released last week suggested the track was cracked before a train run by private firm Iryo derailed and smashed into an oncoming service operated by state company Renfe.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Breath puffed from their mouths as they charged at the oncoming robot.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown