overcast

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And by practicing those little acts of love with each other every day, they make their little part of Minnesota all the more bright, even in the perpetually overcast winter.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

It's been dull too, for Dyce in Aberdeen where the sun has not made an appearance for the last fortnight making it the longest overcast spell since 1957.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

There was nothing more the Swiss racer could do to reel in Franzoni's time in a race held in front of tens of thousands of baying fans in overcast conditions.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

On that overcast morning with the F-150, Hummel stood on his tiptoes and reached both arms overhead into the tight crevices under the pickup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The window, he saw when he reached it, opened onto a dim, tundralike landscape that was flatter than the mountains in the Cittàgazze world, and colder, with an overcast sky.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman