Synonyms

1. oncoming

Sentence Examples

1. It would seem that, while his own surprise had been anticipated, and had consequently failed, the enemy, in their turn, having been deceived in its object and in his numbers, had left too small a force to resist the impetuous onset of the young Mohican.
2. This onset of frailty was simply a symptom of her sadness.
3. The drums beat, the sound of the trumpets filled the air, the earth trembled under foot, the hearts of the gazing crowd were full of anxiety, some hoping for a happy issue, some apprehensive of an untoward ending to the affair, and lastly, Don Quixote, commending himself with all his heart to God our Lord and to the lady Dulcinea del Toboso, stood waiting for them to give the necessary signal for the onset.
4. Encouraged by this slight advantage, the impetuous young man continued his onset, and sprang upon his enemy with naked hands.
5. By the time Watters reached Lochee, two miles outside Dundee proper, the onset of darkness seemed to increase the unceasing racket from the mills.
6. The fifth and only Huron disengaged at the first onset had paused a moment, and then seeing that all around him were employed in the deadly strife, he had sought, with hellish vengeance, to complete the baffled work of revenge.
7. As the inner passages to the two caves were so close to each other, Duncan, believing that escape was no longer possible, passed David and the sisters, to place himself between the latter and the first onset of the terrible meeting.
8. His neck and back felt like he had the onset of whiplash.
9. While Nectar did offer some facsimile of the benefits of Ambrosia, it also caused a rapid onset of madness, violence, and, on occasion, complete metamorphosis.
10. The Delawares broke into the cover with the ferocity of their natures and swept away every trace of resistance by the fury of the onset.