Examples of oncoming in a Sentence
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The scooter driver crashed into oncoming traffic after the gunfire and fled, police said.
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Ali Bauman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Footage obtained by police showed the moped continuing northbound on Humboldt after the shooting, and crashing into an oncoming car about two blocks away.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the moped sped off after the shooting but crashed into an oncoming car two blocks away.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
And the states have been delaying their reporting to obscure the oncoming crisis.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Ali Bauman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Footage obtained by police showed the moped continuing northbound on Humboldt after the shooting, and crashing into an oncoming car about two blocks away.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the moped sped off after the shooting but crashed into an oncoming car two blocks away.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
And the states have been delaying their reporting to obscure the oncoming crisis.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ 
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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