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 Ellen M. Firebaugh
"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 Annie Ashmore
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 Mayne Reid
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 Wilhelmine von Hillern
