onrushing

Example Sentences

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Some performers from the two casts I caught managed to find moments of theatrical coherence within the onrushing action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Gala goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir could only parry Khephren Thuram's powerful header into the path of the onrushing Koopmeiners, who tapped in the leveller just a minute later.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

France's quick hands outflanked England's onrushing defence on a number of occasions, exposing the hosts out wide.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Think of it as a speed bump for onrushing flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

January 21 then deftly passes the puck to his teammate December 20—wow! what’s he doing out there?!—who shrugs off the onrushing defender May 17 and slides a cross-crease pass back to January 21.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell