impended; impending; impends
1
a
: to be about to occur
the impending trial
b
: to hover threateningly : menace
2
archaic
: to hang suspended
Examples of impend in a Sentence
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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But about half the city’s prewar population of 100,000 still lives here, and there was no visible exodus, despite all the recent warnings of impending doom.
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Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 3 July 2023
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
Wagner’s impending deployment to Belarus has rattled its neighbors.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
The veteran Wheel of Fortune cohost is currently in negotiations to stay on the long-running game show after Pat Sajak's impending retirement, EW has confirmed.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 June 2023
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Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 3 July 2023
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
Wagner’s impending deployment to Belarus has rattled its neighbors.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
The veteran Wheel of Fortune cohost is currently in negotiations to stay on the long-running game show after Pat Sajak's impending retirement, EW has confirmed.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 June 2023
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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impend. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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impend
verb
im·pend
im-ˈpend 
1
: to threaten to occur immediately
impending danger
2
: to be about to happen
an impending trip
3
archaic
: to hang out or over
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