oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
Examples of oncoming in a Sentence
we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Nelson failed to yield to oncoming traffic while entering the highway to travel westbound, the report states.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Akin to a sensor buoy at sea warning of an oncoming tsunami, DSCOVR provides real-time data on the solar wind, which helps forecasters issue alerts about incoming geomagnetic storms.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
At points during the chase, Haruna drove into oncoming traffic and onto the sidewalk before crashing his car around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2021, the documents stated.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Akin to a sensor buoy at sea warning of an oncoming tsunami, DSCOVR provides real-time data on the solar wind, which helps forecasters issue alerts about incoming geomagnetic storms.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
At points during the chase, Haruna drove into oncoming traffic and onto the sidewalk before crashing his car around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2021, the documents stated.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for oncoming
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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