How to Use imminent in a Sentence

imminent

adjective

• We are awaiting their imminent arrival.
• These patients are facing imminent death.
• That's another warning sign that a recession may be imminent.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
• Go bags exist to save you from having to run around and gather items when a threatening situation is imminent.
  — Matt Villano, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
• After all, with such a breathtaking property, there’s a good chance Marlowe will have his fair share of visitors, so a refresh there is imminent.
  — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• Some species are temporarily bred in captivity to protect them from imminent threats or to give them a head start before being reintroduced into the wild.
  — Nell Lewis; Video By Sandy Thin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• Canuel closed his presentation Wednesday by opining the pavilion poses an imminent threat to public safety.
  — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
• And the timing couldn’t be better, with the imminent federal classification of the category on the horizon.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
• Israel time on Tuesday, hours after the U.S. warned an Iranian assault was imminent.
  — Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
• The report said Black motorists were more likely to be searched during traffic stops, and officers used neck restraints, police dogs and Tasers against people who posed no imminent threat.
  — Dylan Lovan, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
• The report said Black motorists were more likely to be searched during traffic stops, and officers used neck restraints, police dogs, and Tasers against people who posed no imminent threat.
  — Dylan Lovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
• For a moment, the end of the hookup app seemed imminent.
  — Chelsea Reynolds, Fortune, 1 May 2018
• And, for the love of all that is holy, tell your date about imminent, far-away moves.
  — Beca Grimm, GQ, 14 June 2018
• The night forges on, with the last, fatal course imminent.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2022
• As the date approached, there were the surefire signs the birth was imminent.
  — Samantha Leach, Glamour, 7 May 2019
• Zach Sobiech wasn't the first or last artist to deal with imminent death in song.
  — Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
• But no one saw the whole: that Michelle’s life was in imminent danger.
  — Anne Deprince, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2019
• The song hasn't dropped yet, but clues point to an imminent release.
  — Sydney Scott, Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Bets aren’t available to place yet, but the siren call feels imminent.
  — Caira Conner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2022
• But those briefed on the matter said a deal is imminent.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
• When there’s an imminent threat, time is not on their side.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
• While the threat of Covid still lingers, Tedros said other imminent threats could be even worse.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 May 2023
• But that doesn’t mean a return to the lineup is imminent.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2019
• Just how imminent is a deal to getting done for Jan. 18?
  — Simon Head, MMA Junkie, 24 Oct. 2019
• My heart sank like a stone from the weight of the imminent embarrassment.
  — Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2021
• Yet as word of the town’s imminent loss grew, so did the number of people who wanted to see it.
  — National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2020
• And then there are the safety systems: in case of an imminent side impact, the body lifts sharply.
  — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2020
• To make matters worse, the odds of an imminent turnaround for the EV maker don’t look good.
  — Esha Dey, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Once again, she was summoned to the warden’s office and told that the trade was imminent.
  — J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• There are rumblings that a switch on the offensive line is imminent, by the way.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024