How to Use oncoming in a Sentence

oncoming

adjective

• It’s the idea of the oncoming bus or the thought of a bomb.
  — Alexander Stein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• That way both can talk to the kids and warn them of oncoming cyclists or those coming up on the rear.
  — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Snow is not the main headline of the oncoming winter storm.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
• The lights from an oncoming pickup truck hit him dead in the eyes, blinding him.
  — Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 11 May 2023
• The truck then crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the bus.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• That’s kind of like standing on tracks with the hot light of an oncoming train barreling down on you.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2023
• Her mother, who is legally blind, can’t discern the sound of an oncoming car from the sound of the mine, and fears getting hit.
  — Wudan Yan, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
• The police cruiser was then hit by the oncoming freight train with Rios-Gonzalez still in the back.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2022
• Her 99-year-old great-uncle Jack was veering in and out of the oncoming lane while driving.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• The van, a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country, spun into oncoming traffic, the sheriff’s office said, and the tow truck fled the scene.
  — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
• The bodycam video shows the rescue – and the oncoming train that arrived just moments after the man was removed from the tracks.
  — Tavleen Tarrant, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
• Adding an anti-reflective coating to your lens may help to cut down on the glare of the headlights of an oncoming car.
  — Matthew Solan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• Brissett can’t avoid what’s coming his way and his eyes express the oncoming sack.
  — Josh Gunter and John Kuntz, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022
• After dropping to the roadway with a cry, Thompson is hit by an oncoming car.
  — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• The man was dragged along when the train started moving and was then hit by an oncoming train, according to WNBC.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022
• For the Clippers’ new logo, the compass in the middle is connected to an oncoming ship.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• One of the family’s dogs began to alert Ayden to oncoming seizures.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 24 Oct. 2022
• Turn the wheel slightly while hitting the gas in first and the front end eagerly hunts for the ditch or the oncoming lane as the differential tries to make the most of available grip.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 15 Nov. 2022
• Someone called police that the car drove over the double yellow line and almost struck an oncoming car.
  — cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
• Stay alert and focus on the road to avoid drifting into oncoming traffic.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
• Their car hit a patch of ice and careened into oncoming traffic, striking a truck.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
• In the race to protect the sequoias, National Parks rangers often head straight to the most beloved trees to protect them from an oncoming wildfire.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 July 2022
• Montes shielded the woman standing beside him and was hit by the oncoming car himself.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
• The software also can cause the electric car maker's vehicles to swerve into oncoming traffic or drive on the wrong side of the road, the group claimed.
  — CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
• To compensate, the raft continually changed shape so all the ants could stick together, and no one ant had to bear the main brunt of the oncoming stream.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2022
• In other words, the only way around this oncoming recession is through it.
  — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
• The home run, the third of the second inning in a 13-0 victory over Chelmsford, missed oncoming traffic before bouncing past a house across the street.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• The chart below shows the oncoming wall of maturities in the corporate world.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Low-flying jets above Beirut on Wednesday sparked fears of an oncoming attack.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• The two-car collision happened on the evening of Nov. 11 when 85-year-old Remo Ferraro made a left turn into an oncoming car.
  — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024