overhead

Example Sentences

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Military transport helicopters flew overhead throughout the day and night.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The residents of Al-Kharj, however, have remained largely stoic in the face of regular barrages that now fly overhead.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

A 30-year-old Chinese seafarer on a vessel waiting to sail into the Persian Gulf describes, night and day, seeing missiles and drones flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The whole area had been evacuated and was swarming with emergency services while helicopters were flying overhead, Newman says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Timidly Betsie and I stepped out of line and walked to the door of the big, dank-smelling room with its row on row of overhead spigots.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom