overhanging
Example Sentences
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"Unfortunately, due to where she was, we were unable to airlift her out due to the length and the wind conditions and the overhanging trees, so winching out wasn't an option."
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
On Monday, models meandered down a runway that wound its way around hundreds of ferns, overhanging plants and mossy paths, the mass of green a contrast to the grey, industrial show space.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Looking out a minute ago I saw the glow of the volcano as a dull red bloom on the belly of vast clouds overhanging the darkness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
