overhanging
Example Sentences
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For 30 years, a dead body known as "Green Boots" has been lying in the snow, nestled under an overhanging rock, not far from Mount Everest's summit.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In the spring, the icefall doctors had finally managed to open the Khumbu Icefall section, after a massive overhanging glacial chunk, called a serac, blocked the path for much of the early climbing season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“But once that technical overhanging is gone, I believe it’s going to trade at a premium, or at least at NAV.”
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
That was the central question overhanging CinemaCon 2024, the annual convention bringing together Hollywood studios and multiplex operators in Las Vegas this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
I went back to what had become my home, and curled myself into the shelter of the niche underneath the overhanging roof.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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