overhead

Example Sentences

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Military jets flew overhead and white balloons were released into the air as Kim and Belousov unveiled a statue and opened a memorial museum.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

A gaggle of reporters and neighbors loitered around the property filming as a helicopter hovered overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Police swarmed the Washington Hilton Hotel where the event was taking place, and helicopters hovered overhead.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

"It's nearly invisible to the naked eye but our instruments give rise to a vision of swaths of scintillating corona glowing as thunderstorms pass overhead," McFarland said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Day and night we had heard too the drone of bombers overhead, but like the fighters, they passed us by, and left us in peace.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo