overhanging

Example Sentences

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"These overhanging snow features can be difficult to spot, especially in poor visibility, and may collapse without warning," it said.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 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

The goats have also attacked the neighbors and climbed on top of their car in a shared driveway to eat the leaves off an overhanging tree, Paszterko wrote in his Aug. 7 filing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

She managed to grab an overhanging branch when she got close to shore, but the baskets got wet and even the mealie bag was dampened.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer