overspreading

Example Sentences

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I went to him and saw that his eyes were sightless; already a thin film was overspreading them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

You hit Lawyer Blakeford?” he said, with a broad grin overspreading his face.

From The Story of Antony Grace by Fenn, George Manville

"Why compare him with St. Udo Brand?" asked Margaret, with a sudden flush overspreading her cheeks, vivid as carmine.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

"Nay," answered the Captain, a flush of anger overspreading his bronzed features.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

She looked up at him with a kind of wonder in her eyes, and with that "fiery rose" quite suddenly overspreading her face again.

From My Little Sister by Robins, Elizabeth