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
  • If not, any of the six impending free agents could be gone by July 31.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 July 2017
  • Baynes is an impending free agent who has missed the past month with a hip injury.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Rumors of impending shake-ups have come and gone in the Trump White House before.
    — Catherine Lucey, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
  • The virus’s impending arrival has caused New Yorkers to grow concerned in the past week.
    — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • During the drop, the rocket's fins will pitch the rocket at a steep angle for its impending climb to space.
    — Michael Belfiore, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2012
  • 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
  • That means the Rangers will start listening to offers on impending free agent Darvish, a three-time All-Star.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2017
  • 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
  • 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.
    — Tom Canavan, baltimoresun.com, 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
  • Nearly in unison, America’s business class has routinely predicted impending doom for the economy, only to later admit that their forecasts may have been a bit premature.
    — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 28 June 2023
  • Conkle says that Milgard has been extremely professional and proactive in keeping Milgard dealers and their customers informed of impending price increases.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023

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