In the commotion, a signalman failed to alert an oncoming train. From Wordnik.com. [Will Indian Trains Ever Be Safe?] Reference
Afraid he'd successfully steer into oncoming traffic, cops shot him dead. From Wordnik.com. [A Wild, Tragic Ride] Reference
He didn't know how long he'd have or whether he could outrun the oncoming plane. From Wordnik.com. [Washington's Heroes] Reference
Without warning, the oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and hit us head-on. From Wordnik.com. [When A Drunk Driver Kills] Reference
Diab says that he stopped oncoming traffic to allow the Blackwater vehicles to pass. From Wordnik.com. [Death From All Sides] Reference
He detoured oncoming traffic while a turtle sat with his neck pulled into his shell. From Wordnik.com. [Sisters] Reference
With their uncanny marksmanship they raked the oncoming fleet with volley after volley. From Wordnik.com. ['His Name's Dutch Reagan'] Reference
They made no calls for ambulances, nor did they light flares to alert oncoming traffic. From Wordnik.com. [Left at the Tracks] Reference
"I was absolutely sure they were aircraft, heading straight into oncoming traffic," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Russian Roulette In The Busy Summer Sky] Reference
There are some precautions you can take if you live in or near the path of an oncoming storm. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane tracker: Earl becomes major storm, threatens East Coast] Reference
The most frequent accident scenario was a car making a left turn in front of an oncoming motorcycle. From Wordnik.com. [How to reduce the risk of getting hurt on a motorcycle] Reference
Burping 'Saddam: Bush's men seem frozen in the headlights of an oncoming truck, driven by Ross Perot. From Wordnik.com. [Bush: The White House Blame Game] Reference
A slip on an icy patch, a lurch off the road to avoid an oncoming truck -- and you could cash it all in. From Wordnik.com. ['Hell In A Cold Place'] Reference
He swerved the car, scraping an oncoming vehicle trying to avoid the three guys on fire standing in the road. From Wordnik.com. [Thinly Sliced Raw Fish] Reference
She over-corrected, crossed a center barrier, and killed herself and several occupants of the oncoming vehicle. From Wordnik.com. [Choosing words wisely in the distracted driving discussion] Reference
She had been the fifth jumper in as many years, anonymous, shabbily dressed, shredded by the oncoming subway train. From Wordnik.com. [Jumper] Reference
According to the AP, Mr. Winner was killed when his SUV crossed into a lane of oncoming traffic and hit a car head-on. From Wordnik.com. [James Winner, inventor of 'The Club,' dies] Reference
As the planes pass one another, Sarkozy waves at the Democratic presidential front runners aboard the oncoming aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Returning home from an evening walk with the family, an oncoming car slowed down at it approached us: a 2009 Toyota Camry. From Wordnik.com. [Perils of being an auto tester] Reference
After crossing into the path of an oncoming car in the southbound lane, police said, the Subaru left the roadway, hitting a tree. From Wordnik.com. [Man dies in single-car Va. crash] Reference
Two Loudoun County sheriff's deputies were seriously injured Saturday when their motorcycles were cut off by an oncoming vehicle. From Wordnik.com. [Local Digest] Reference
This week, Ford shared its strategy and philosophy for tackling the oncoming transition to electric (and electrically assisted) cars. From Wordnik.com. [Ford’s road map for electric and electrified cars] Reference
Suddenly a 4x4 carrying a man and woman accelerated toward one of the police cars, trying to force it into the path of an oncoming bus. From Wordnik.com. [Microsoft Cops] Reference
I am so relieved to be separated from the oncoming stampede by this guide and his rickshaw that I am prepared to pay him for my safety. From Wordnik.com. [Margie Goldsmith: Crossing the Street in Ho Chi Minh City] Reference
Her chest loosened its grip as she hit her flow, the oncoming waves exploding with a satisfying rubber-ducky squeak: weeko-weeko-weeko. From Wordnik.com. [Defender] Reference
Which is a shame, because until that point, Snyder had managed not to throw the first-time head coach completely under oncoming traffic. From Wordnik.com. [Snyder takes responsibility for Zorn hiring] Reference
The cause: an oncoming crush of cancer patients which will create a demand for care that dwarfs the supply of doctors able to provide it. From Wordnik.com. [Help Wanted] Reference
There's also a heart-stopping motorcycle chase through oncoming traffic and enough wrecked cars to keep a junkyard in business for years. From Wordnik.com. [The Matrix Makers] Reference
Grand Dad was born in the time where men of honor were never too far when danger arose, like the phlegm and fevers of an oncoming plague. From Wordnik.com. [Grand-Dad] Reference
There's no heart-stopping moment like I've felt turning left in a Prius, when you wonder if you'll get out of the way of oncoming traffic. From Wordnik.com. [OFFICER, IT'S A HYBRID] Reference
But as the team headed off for a midnight flight to Washington, that oncoming light still looked like it was attached to an oncoming train. From Wordnik.com. [Losing Their Way Home] Reference
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