Impending

Examples

• A vague feeling of impending misfortune impressed me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He seemed not one whit subdued by the change of scene and action impending. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• After which it embarked upon a long-impending struggle with the persistently imperialist House of Lords. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• During the years of the American War of Independence there were few signs of any impending explosion in France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Even Woola seemed to feel the weight of the impending calamity, for he pressed close to Dejah Thoris and to me, whining pitifully. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The faithful Gurth indeed sprung forward on the planked bridge, to warn Cedric of his impending fate, or to share it with him. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The interest of the impending pursuit not only absorbed the general attention, but even made my sister liberal. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She could not bear the impending weight on her mind all the day long: better get the worst over; the day would be too short to comfort her mother. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Spread the sail, and strain with oar, hurrying by dark impending crags, adown steep rapids, even to the sea of desolation I have reached. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I have an impending engagement, said I, glancing at Wemmick, who was putting fish into the post-office, that renders me rather uncertain of my time. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He read in the looks of Beaumanoir ruin to Bois-Guilbert and to himself, unless he should be able to avert the impending storm. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• You had no idea of your impending good fortune, in those times? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The bolt is impending, and the tree must fall. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Only, with such a doom impending, why waste time in these childish efforts to avert it? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• From this time Felix was more employed; and the heart-moving indications of impending famine disappeared. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Mrs. Merridew instantly permitted herself to be taken by the arm, and led into the garden, out of the way of the impending shock. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• In this quarter, indeed, disappointment was impending over Sir Thomas. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• But Jo hated 'philandering', and wouldn't allow it, always having a joke or a smile ready at the least sign of impending danger. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

Edited by Cathryn