Sentence examples for was impending from inspiring English sources

The part of a sentence "was impending" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe something that was about to happen in the past, or something that seemed very likely to happen. Example: The storm clouds were gathering quickly, and the sense of dread was impending. (This sentence conveys that the storm was about to happen.) Another example: The deadline for the project was impending, and I still had a lot to do. (This sentence shows that the deadline was very close and it seemed likely that I would not finish in time.).

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was impending

adjective

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

  • I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.

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Sweat, if not blood, was impending.

Last week, Bowden denied that a two-way trade was impending.

In 1976, Katsuhiko Ishibashi [1944-] [1944-]that a large earthquake warnedpending around thatSuruga Bay from the study on 1854 Ansei Tokai earthquake (M8.4) (Ishibashi 1976).

During the next few months, Pedro attempted to maintain a semblance of unity with Portugal, but the final rupture was impending.

It was the most recent confirmation that the former leader is conscious and responsive, after court documents from the Mandela family a week ago said death was "impending".

The goal was to achieve the best possible correction, so manipulation was not stopped on suspecting that a skin tear was impending.

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Her trial is impending.

The holidays, and the enforced togetherness they bring, are impending.

It has been more than a year since McQuaid first said that those sanctions were impending.

Magritte is asking us not what is in the sky, but what unseen thing is impending.

But then, the decision has been impending for weeks, if not months.

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