onrush

the mesmerizing onrush of the sea.

the walls of onrushing white water.

The onrush of the waves was mesmerizing.

She was caught in the onrush of shoppers during the sale.

The onrush of technology is changing the way we live.

The onrush of emotions overwhelmed him.

The onrush of traffic during rush hour can be stressful.

He tried to brace himself for the onrush of criticism.

The onrush of information can be overwhelming.

The onrush of memories flooded back to her.

The onrush of deadlines at work can be daunting.

He was swept away by the onrush of events.

The deep voice thrillingly vibrated; the gesticulating hand implied all space and the onrush of the irresistible machine.

The onset of the onrush went onshore.

For sure, as Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's men fled before the rebel onrush, they perpetrated a string of atrocities, murdering scores, perhaps even hundreds, of prisoners.

It speaks for a country where the hierarchy is reeling from horrific revelations about abuse in church-run institutions and clerical cover-ups, but where the population, despite the onrush of secularism, remains relatively pious by the standards of the rich world.