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
"No!" cried Taras, a deep flush overspreading the pallor of his face.
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
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
But a deadly pallor overspreading her face had proved to me that my exertions to reassure her would be fruitless.
From The Best Psychic Stories by Various
“Well?” he said, with a black angry look overspreading his face.
From Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn
