overhead

Example Sentences

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Without paying thousands of dollars in overhead, anybody can start a business from a garage and reach millions more customers than a brick-and-mortar storefront ever could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

And at the 2014 World Cup, suspicion fell on Germany when France manager Didier Deschamps said he had to stop a private training session because a drone was flying overhead.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The typhoon was not only reshaping conditions at the ocean's surface but also disturbing layers of the atmosphere many miles overhead.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

“It does, however, provide an opportunity to evaluate management costs, overhead burdens, and ideally find ways to get after the science faster and more affordably.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Then she flopped into the pool for a rest and a bath, and she and Fred watched the birds overhead.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr