overhang

Example Sentences

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On a rock overhang near his settlement, Salim Joseph, a 48-year-old Hadzabe community leader, watches workers pour concrete and install wire panels at a new school below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The Safety Zone covers any land under the overhang of roofs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“We think the valuation remains attractive, despite some overhang risk, and with the clouds over the strategy dissipating,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Tonight’s deadline has been an overhang for markets early this week,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

She sat in the shade of the willows that grew beside the pool, below the overhang of the cliff.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko