overhead

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She received treatment on site leading to a 15-minute delay in the race as a helicopter swooped in overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the narrow streets of Mochi gate, customers hold their paper kites overhead to stop them getting ripped as they squeeze through the crowd and past the occasional slow moving motorbike.

From BBC

Substations, which control the flow of electricity, and overhead power lines that "form the backbone of Ukraine's power grid" were targeted, Shmyhal said.

From BBC

These operate like conventional motorways but use overhead gantry signs and variable speed limits to regulate traffic flow.

From BBC

There was dead silence until—boom!—a huge thunderbolt clattered overhead and the whole kit and caboodle made a beeline out of there.

From Literature