He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.
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Oncoming
Synonyms for "oncoming" (81 found)
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Strong matches (24)
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Translations
13 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- приближаващ adj (approaching)
- наближаване noun (approach)
Finnish
3 entries- lähestyvä adj (approaching)
- vastaantuleva adj (approaching)
- lähestyminen noun (approach)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- motgående adj (approaching)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- motgåande adj (approaching)
Polish
3 entries- nadchodzący adj (approaching)
- nadjeżdżający adj (approaching)
- nadejście noun (approach)
Spanish
3 entries- contrarruta adj (approaching)
- en contra adj (approaching)
- en contrarruta adj (approaching)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
At least you'll be able to row your way out of the oncoming flood.
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The rabbit stood in the middle of the road, mesmerized by the lights of the oncoming truck.
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The driver of an oncoming car flashed his lights at Tom as a warning that there was a mobile speed camera up ahead. Tom, who had been speeding, immediately slowed down and passed the camera at just under the speed limit.
Source: tatoeba (3662411)
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