overhanging
Example Sentences
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"Unfortunately, due to where she was, we were unable to airlift her out due to the length and the wind conditions and the overhanging trees, so winching out wasn't an option."
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
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
Here they hesitated before a disused logging trail that led westward from the side of the road, its entrance almost concealed by overhanging branches.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
