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.

“Must you tell her?” asked Mr. Stuyvesant, an odd expression overspreading his kind, strong face as he looked into the little girl’s eyes.

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

It was discovered under the wide overspreading boughs of a clump of firs which had so grown that a perfectly clear and covered area in the center provided a Nature-made house.

From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

There was one sunset when the overspreading of violet clouds would have shut out the day quite, but that the canopy was not closely adjusted to the low barrier of forest to the westward.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)