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

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

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

Sir Thomas did see—sharing the other’s alarm, but without showing it—a sheet of water that shone silvery white under the moonlight overspreading all the plain below.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

"No!" cried Taras, a deep flush overspreading the pallor of his face.

From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil