pour over

Example Sentences

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Observers will be watching if China aims for ambitious growth targets despite struggling to lift domestic consumption, and will pour over its new Five Year Plan to understand Xi Jinping's roadmap for the country.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Atmospheric river storms are long plumes of water vapor that can pour over from the Pacific Ocean into California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

I’ll now pause for the irony, schadenfreude and déjà vu to pour over you.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Off heat, stir in the mint, ginger and remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, then pour over the salmon.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

In church, when she was called upon to sing, she seemed to pull out plugs from behind her jaws and the huge, almost rough sound would pour over the listeners and throb in the air.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou