overhead

Example Sentences

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This can drive powerful thunderstorms overhead which can in turn lead to increased vertical wind shear in the Caribbean and Atlantic - meaning strong winds high in the atmosphere can tear storms apart.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Tom Hancock, manager of the GMO International Quality exchange-traded fund, which owns Taiwan Semi, says the stock—and the Taiwan ecosystem of chip-related companies—already trades at a discount because of the geopolitical cloud overhead.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Meanwhile, Volkswagen said it would double down on its transformation plans, improving vehicle manufacturing costs, cutting overhead costs, boosting plant efficiency and speeding technology development and decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“You cannot run 135 vessels a day, the prewar baseline, through a narrow guided lane that depends on continuous overhead air defense,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

They were passing through a particularly fine square, with a fountain in the form of a mermaid in the center, when there was a noise overhead, of beating wings, and the sky called Nighthand’s name.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell