overarching

Example Sentences

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It’s a tale of the immense challenge of uniting this vast, sprawling metropolis of nearly 10 million people around an overarching vision of what public transit should look like and where it should go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

For my own children, that translated into one key overarching lesson: knowing how much they have.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

This began with the Galsworthy centennial in 1967, when the BBC adapted the first six volumes of the overarching series in 26 television episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s an aspect of the art of writing which depends on intuition, experience, and guesswork, but there is also an overarching guideline.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker