1609 S. Daniel (rev. ed.) viii. xvi. 207 Gath'red by th' on-marching Enemy.
1863 I. 184 To hold by his arm for some security against the onmarching multitude.
1926 D. H. Lawrence ix. 158 The brave, on-marching soul.
1945 P. Gaddis ix. 126 They filled their hearts and their memories against any hurt, against any loneliness and heart-hunger that the on-marching years might bring.
1994 53 1048 The onmarching decades confront large portions of the human species with challenges to survival.