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

Otmar rose from his knees, a deep blush overspreading his handsome countenance.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

A man well-known to him—one he hated, yet feared, as could be told by the scowl instantly overspreading his countenance, along with a whitening of the lips.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

The child reached up her small, chapped hand and laid it on his cheek, cuddling closer, a shy, satisfied smile overspreading her face.

From The Other Fellow by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

"Why compare him with St. Udo Brand?" asked Margaret, with a sudden flush overspreading her cheeks, vivid as carmine.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie