overplus
Example Sentences
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She has overplus of life to speak and right herself from first to last, to pardon her husband and make arrangements for the welfare of her child.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
The rent may then be taken, including all expences, and the overplus left in the hands of the constable for the owner's use.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
The successful farmer is the one who produces more than he needs for his support; and the overplus he does not keep; and, moreover, his own needs are easily satisfied.
From The Holy Earth by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
Their silence is more eloquent than words, Their passing out is but life's overplus, Their tongues are tempered into two-edged swords.
From Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation by Richmond, Hiram Hoyt
The overplus, if any, was to be carried to the credit of the Sooloos.
