overcast
Example Sentences
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They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
And by practicing those little acts of love with each other every day, they make their little part of Minnesota all the more bright, even in the perpetually overcast winter.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
He added that "the road was in a good state of repair and the weather was dry and overcast".
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
The night of Angel’s dance recital was stormy and overcast, but her excitement made the evening seem almost sunny.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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