overspreading

Example Sentences

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I went to him and saw that his eyes were sightless; already a thin film was overspreading them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The boy slid from the chair and out of the door, ecstasy overspreading all the freckles.

From The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife by Firebaugh, Ellen M.

When she saw the gloom overspreading her brother's countenance, her snub-nose, too, made its appearance, and, finally, her entire lovely person.

From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

But, by the brighter light caused by the fat falling among the cinders, a shadow could be seen suddenly overspreading his countenance, his features at the same assuming a cast, half-sad, half-angry.

From The Yellow Chief by Reid, Mayne

A branch of a tree overspreading the water catches his attention.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess