oncoming
Example Sentences
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Running away from oncoming rushers, Guess threw the ball back against his body — something most coaches advise against — and found heavily recruited senior wideout Gavin Honore at the one-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Former National Assembly deputy Nguyen Sy Cuong was indeed driving his car down Nguyen Huy Tu Street on 30 May, 2025, when his vehicle suddenly swerved across the road and into an oncoming motorcycle.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The couple's car collided with an oncoming truck while overtaking another vehicle on Monday afternoon, said Nicolas Leclainche, the deputy public prosecutor in Niort in the Deux-Sevres department.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
As it turned left into a parking lot, the Acura crashed into an oncoming car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I set down my suitcase on the shoulder and, stepping out to face the oncoming traffic, tentatively stuck out my thumb.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
