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
“Well?” he said, with a black angry look overspreading his face.
From Midnight Webs by Fenn, George Manville
“To San Antonio!” repeated the judge, with an expression of great alarm overspreading his features.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
A branch of a tree overspreading the water catches his attention.
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
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
