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Definition of Coming upon

1. Noun. A casual meeting with a person or thing.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coming Upon

Literary usage of Coming upon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Explanatory notes upon the New Testament by John Wesley (1813)
"... went up straightway from the water, and lo the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending 17 like a dove, and coming upon him. ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Divers times had I, both by word and writing, forewarned the several powers, both in Oliver's time and after, of the day of recompense thai was coming upon ..."

3. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"Go to, weep and howl for the misery that is coming upon 4 you. She that liveth in pleasures, is dead while she liveth. God con- 4 demned the cities of Sodom ..."

4. Cases on the Law of Torts by Francis Hermann Bohlen (1915)
"... ran against the obstruction and was injured.2 (d) Persons coming upon the Premises for Purposes in which the Occupier has an Interest. i. Social Guests. ..."

5. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People by Benjamin and Thomas Kite (Firm)., William Sewel (1823)
"Howl ye oppressors, for recompence and vengeance is coming upon you ! Wo unto them that covetously join one house to another, and bring one field so nigh, ..."

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