How to Use impend in a Sentence

impend

verb

• When the speech was over, the air in the room went to the impending goodbye.
  — Nikki Haley, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
• But there’s a sense of impending dread that builds over the course of the episode, which lasts around an hour.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 26 June 2018
• The impending blockbuster threatens to be the highlight of the sports year.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Baynes is an impending free agent who has missed the past month with a hip injury.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2020
• The virus’s impending arrival has caused New Yorkers to grow concerned in the past week.
  — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
• Thunder clapped and clouds rolled in — a warning of impending rain — as a crowd of people grew.
  — Oyin Adedoyin, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• But, after all of these years, the one query, and answer, that sticks with me concerned the hottest issue of the day, the impending Iraq conflict.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
• That could come any day now with Iman Shumpert's impending return.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 21 Jan. 2018
• What spooked traders is the fear of impending inflation.
  — Bryce Covert, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2018
• The win, which came in a game moved up a night because of impending weather, was Homewood's last region game of the season.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 25 Oct. 2019
• What could be a better resume for the life of an impending Royal in the Instagram Age?
  — Tina Brown, Time, 26 Apr. 2018
• Though Duncan had not announced his impending retirement at the time, there was a sense of goodbye in the air.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 3 Apr. 2020
• The game was scheduled to be played Thursday but was pushed up a day due to impending bad weather expected to hit the metro area.
  — Jim Derry, NOLA.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Crowley’s impending exit has opened up a large field of new names that are floating around.
  — Ella Nilsen, Vox, 29 June 2018
• Qu, a royal adviser in the state of Chu, tried warn the king of impending danger, only to be exiled.
  — Casey Quackenbush, Time, 18 June 2018
• Jones, who has also shown safety range over the years, checks in 32nd on Pro Football Focus’ list of impending free agents.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Of course, there's a whole lot more than Rick and Jadis' impending negotiation to look forward to in the next week of Walking Dead.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
• The hint of an impending change surfaced Monday and a day later, Shurmur benched the man who has been the face of the organization for the past 15-plus years.
  — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2019
• For those loath to acknowledge this impending remake, take comfort in the fact that there’s already a film out there with a Lord of the Flies-esque ethos.
  — Yohana Desta, HWD, 31 Aug. 2017
• Desert Sun San Francisco vape shops are deeply worried about the city’s impending ban on the sale of e-cigarettes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
• Not a cloud of impending doom, but more of uncertainty.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2019
• Foremost, an impending free agent cannot be signed between the end of the season and the July start of free agency, when such a player can be signed by any team.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• But the White House has previously denied talk of impending staff shake-ups that later came to pass.
  — Catherine Lucey, Time, 29 June 2018
• About a minute later, with the plane at about 450 feet, the pilots’ control sticks began shaking, warning of an impending stall.
  — Chris Hamby, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
• The White House has previously denied talk of impending staff shake-ups that later came to pass.
  — Ken Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2018
• People familiar with the transaction said Mr. Cohen had been in a rush to close due to an impending tax event.
  — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 12 July 2018
• Compton was not surprised by his impending firing, but the idea that his aides would be punished along with him was crushing.
  — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2020
• Even gift cards for impending 2020 purchases can be found at one Bucktown smoke shop.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Rather than worry about impending energy bills, simply install a tower fan in your home, one that's sure to keep you cool without running you tons of money.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
• Ohtani’s impending free agency isn’t exactly adding urgency to the Angels’ season.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024