How to Use on/upon impact in a Sentence

on/upon impact

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  • The craft, along with the camera, were destroyed on impact.
    — WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The fire went out on impact and the suspect fled the scene, the synagogue and police said.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Parker said John Lennon, a 4.5-year-old male dog, died on impact.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Avoid areas that might poke feet upon impact with the ground.
    — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2014
  • Vasily showed me bits and pieces of drones that had been knocked out of the sky or had exploded on impact.
    — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The 17-year-old girl, a rear passenger, was thrown from the car upon impact and died at the scene, police said.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2023
  • But, on landing, the SN8 came in too fast, and exploded on impact.
    — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Just how much of a punch are bolts packing upon impact?
    — Tony Hansen, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • The number of people who were killed on impact is unknown.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, while twelve people died on impact when the aircraft’s tail and wings snapped off, 33 survived the initial crash.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The threads used to screw the two parts together were intact, suggesting that the parts had not sheared apart on impact.
    — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The ball just got out of the park, but when García landed, his right knee appeared to buckle upon impact with the ground.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This caused the helicopter to burst into flames upon impact, and left their son Jonathan with burns on 90% of his body.
    — Anna Gordon, TIME, 10 Jan. 2024
  • His mother, in the passenger’s seat, was killed on impact.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
  • And one thing that really does set them apart is their focus on impact.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Their son sustained injuries, but Sophia was killed on impact.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Micah Dukes, riding in the back seat of the Pilot, was ejected upon impact, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
  • The train derailed on impact and the locomotive rolled onto its side, Kessler said.
    — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • He was ejected from the boat upon impact, and police say his body was found floating in the water nearby to the crash site the next morning.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • The driver was knocked unconscious on impact, Grieshaber said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • An Israeli nonprofit tried to land on the moon in 2019, but its spacecraft was destroyed on impact.
    — Marcia Dunn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Some died on impact, others died because of the weather — and the 16 survivors were forced to eat the deceased until they were found 72 days later.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Simply fill with water, close, and toss them gently at a friend or target, and the balloons will open upon impact (or with a quick pinch).
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • His right leg was severed upon impact while the left was shattered and had to be amputated.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Police said the damage to the Cruze was the result of the Jeep striking the vehicle at high speeds which immediately killed the driver of the Cruze on impact.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Dean Kilpatrick was killed on impact, as was Steve Gaines, but his sister Cassie lived a short time longer before succumbing to blood loss.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • In the past, unwitting civilians have stumbled upon some of those bombs that did not explode on impact.
    — William Kim, ABC News, 14 July 2023
  • Orbital trash zips around at speeds of 6 to 9 miles per second and can easily destroy a spacecraft on impact.
    — Patrick Lin, Professor Of Philosophy, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2024
  • Chloe, a passenger in the Toyota truck, was killed on impact, according to reports.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • As a child looks at the smoking ruins, another missile crashes to the ground, exploding on impact.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024

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