overhead

Example Sentences

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Military transport helicopters flew overhead throughout the day and night.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The residents of Al-Kharj, however, have remained largely stoic in the face of regular barrages that now fly overhead.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

On June 2, those workers will sit beneath iPhones hung overhead to record them while observers are positioned on barstools a few inches behind them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

ADW’s letter also cites high corporate overhead costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“White-winged, and fast as the wind. They migrate, each summer, to the south. I saw them flying overhead once—enough of them to carpet the sky.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell