How to Use impending in a Sentence

impending

adjective
  • What’s hanging over that threat is a threat of an impending pogrom.
    — Charlie H. Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
  • Her body gives way to chest pain, sweating and a sense of impending doom.
    — Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
  • So he was encouraged not to speak about his impending new deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The impending decision weighed on him on the court and off.
    — Owen Lewis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Is this impending storm cloud trying to rain on your parade?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Still, clouds hang over the industry in the impending new year.
    — Ellie Harmsworth, Fortune Europe, 13 Dec. 2023
  • When asked whether Nurse had an inkling of the impending trade, his answer said it all.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The site of his impending death, at least, was beautiful.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The impending spacewalk has been a long time coming.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Still, the threat of impending budget cuts couldn’t be ignored.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The impending end of the Colbert era was weighing on them all.
    — Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Emma Gray was among the first to notice signs of the impending plague.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If the union is successful, this will be added to the impending union contract.
    — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some percolate and give you time to prepare, like an impending ice storm.
    — Marcus Squier, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Congress also faces an impending shutdown at the end of the month.
    — Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Here are four questions for the Bulls ahead of the impending trade deadline.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • But the message wasn’t about a missing person or an impending storm.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
  • For others, a red Moon signaled impending war, famine, or the death of a ruler.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Money set aside to fix the problem covers less than 2% of the impending cost.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 July 2024
  • Money set aside to fix the problem covers less than 2% of the impending cost.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
  • Feeling an impending sense of doom lately?
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The judge then said the paperwork will be sealed until the impending trial is over.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • His impending return is one of the sport’s biggest stories.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 June 2026
  • Question is if a team will be willing to part with assets for him due to his impending free agency.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The new year signals the final playoff push — and the impending arrival of the big game.
    — Ana Sofia Sada Cervantes, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The senator knelt at the edge of the water to warn a raft of seven ducks about an impending threat in their midst.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Around this time, my husband shared that there were impending layoffs at his company.
    — Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But there were other signs of an impending disaster.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
  • Marwan did not warn of the impending attack until the night before.
    — Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But the trees’ impending doom outraged many residents, who have railed against the idea ever since.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

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