overhanging

Example Sentences

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"Unfortunately, due to where she was, we were unable to airlift her out due to the length and the wind conditions and the overhanging trees, so winching out wasn't an option."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

That was the central question overhanging CinemaCon 2024, the annual convention bringing together Hollywood studios and multiplex operators in Las Vegas this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

The sunlight glowed through the blanket between the shadows of overhanging trees while Fletcher made conversation with his horses.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead