overspread
Example Sentences
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To the east, tropical humidity will reign, but desert air will overspread areas to the west.
From Washington Post • May 7, 2022
The winds will be fierce through the Central Valley, where air funnels easily between the coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada, but will also overspread the Bay Area, Central Coast and Southern California.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021
"Poverty and disgrace," Hamilton wrote again, "would overspread a country which with wisdom might make herself the admiration and envy of the world."
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2020
An expression of whimsical wonderment and awe overspread his face as he drawled:
From Slate • Nov. 25, 2018
“I knew you from the description of poor dear Lucy; but——” She stopped suddenly, and a quick blush overspread her face.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
