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

The girl's long dark hair fell around her in loose masses, overspreading and almost inundating the low canary-coloured divan of soft Oriental silk on which she was reclining.

From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

A branch of a tree overspreading the water catches his attention.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

“Must you tell her?” asked Mr. Stuyvesant, an odd expression overspreading his kind, strong face as he looked into the little girl’s eyes.

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

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

From The Story of Antony Grace by Fenn, George Manville