Sentence examples for oncoming freight from inspiring English sources

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His opponents could sense him building momentum this week, like an oncoming freight train.

LOS ANGELES — Supervisors of an engineer who had been text-messaging when he drove a commuter train into an oncoming freight here in September had been warned that he often used his cellphone while on the job, but they did nothing about it, lawyers for 15 survivors of the crash said Tuesday.

Each time, I feel like I'm facing an oncoming freight train, but the aftermath is different now.

The move comes eight months after engineer Robert Sanchez was text messaging just before he ran a red light and sent his Metrolink train into an oncoming freight.

Sometimes they sound like a far-off naval bombardment, sometimes more like the roar of an oncoming freight train, which is entirely appropriate.

I temporarily stopped the oncoming freight train of ageism right in its tracks with my indifference, like everyone else my age did.

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An oncoming heart attack.

He then hit the oncoming motorcycle.

There was no fear of oncoming vehicles.

"He swerved into oncoming traffic".

Once, he almost veered into oncoming traffic.

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