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Definition
about to occur
- They conducted their search with the fever and furious attention of beasts aware of the imminence of extinction.Chapter 1.6 (36% in)
- In the barracks, the grand forgetfulness had begun among the freshmen as we recognized the imminence of our apotheosis from plebes to upperclassmen.Chapter 2.20 (3% in)
- The fight would begin soon and we all felt its imminence in the air.Chapter 2.21 (59% in)
- But Tradd was wrapped as tightly as a scarf, and he had shut his eyes as though he did not want to witness his own imminent execution.Chapter 3.24 (58% in)
- The seniors of R Company had gathered around me in a protective phalanx, enveloped me in the heart of the company, bantered with me all the way out to the field, and, in the way of the Corps, tried to make me forget for a time the events that had led to my imminent expulsion.Chapter 4.44 (14% in)
- When I took the job as President of this college, I sensed this country was in imminent danger from within and without.Chapter 4.47 (89% in)
There are no more uses of "imminent" in The Lords of Discipline.
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