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Meanings of oncoming train in English

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Usage of oncoming train in English
1
The roar of an oncoming train drowned whatever he started to say.
Body work
2
The din became crescendo, like the roar of an oncoming train.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
3
Could that light at the end of the tunnel be an oncoming train?
The Irish Times
4
The wind from the oncoming train rushes up the stairs, tangling your hair.
Deadfall
5
You could throw yourself in front of an oncoming train, but somehow survive.
Second glance
6
Just then the fiery eye of the oncoming train burst from the tunnel ahead.
The Mystery of Mary
7
But was it close enough to beat the oncoming train?
Frozen Heat
8
He could smell dirty moving air, could hear the roar of an oncoming train.
The drawing of the three
9
His arms flailing, Richard fell out of the boxcar-intothe path of the oncoming train.
Watch them die
10
They shudder with the movement of an oncoming train.
Insurgent
11
The elections are just five weeks away and the Republicans are looking at an oncoming train.
Radio NZ
12
I put my hands on my hips and just glared at the oncoming train in disgust.
Ghost Story
13
The light rushed closer, and I distinctly heard the horn and the engine of an oncoming train.
Changes
14
And not an oncoming train in sight.
The Irish Times
15
When we stopped at the tracks for an oncoming train, Wendy leaned toward me and kissed them.
Mysterious Skin
16
There is one story of a train driver who stopped his engine thinking Venus was an oncoming train!
The Irish Times
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