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How do you use Overhung in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Overhung in a sentence

Overhung meaning

simple past and past participle of overhang

Using Overhung

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overhang
  • In the example corpus, overhung often appears in combinations such as: overhung the.

Context around Overhung

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dangerously 1× river 1× grapevines 1×

Sentence patterns with Overhung

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a river overhung with lush 1× can be overhung to provide 1× eaves which overhung the permeable 1× night dangerously overhung one of 1× smoke that overhung the field 1× with grapevines overhung both sides 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spanish writer 1× eaves can be 1× hougoumont and its 1× the branches which 1× the roofs were 1× we drove along 1×

Common sentence endings:

and divert traffic 1× lush tropical trees 1× the blue current 1× the necessary shade 1× the permeable walls 1× were indistinctly visible 1×

Words around Overhung

Just before it in the word index:

overholt 11 overholser 3 overhits 4 overhit 8 overhiser 2 overhills 3

Just after it in the word index:

overhunting 6 overhype 5 overhyped 27 overhyping 3 overijssel 8 overindebtedness 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Overhung

  • In this selection, "overhung" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dangerously, river and grapevines stand out and add context to how "overhung" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a river overhung with lush and can be overhung to provide. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overhung" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overhung

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Eaves can be overhung to provide the necessary shade. (9 words)

We drove along a river overhung with lush tropical trees. (10 words)

The roofs were probably of thatch with eaves which overhung the permeable walls. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Hougoumont and its wood sent up a broad flame through the dark masses of smoke that overhung the field; beneath this cloud the French were indistinctly visible. (27 words)

A Spanish writer with the Moraga expedition wrote: "Canopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current. (24 words)

The branches, which snapped on Friday night, dangerously overhung one of the lanes, forcing the police to place a barricade and divert traffic. (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

The branches, which snapped on Friday night, dangerously overhung one of the lanes, forcing the police to place a barricade and divert traffic.

We drove along a river overhung with lush tropical trees.

A Spanish writer with the Moraga expedition wrote: "Canopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current.

Eaves can be overhung to provide the necessary shade.

Hougoumont and its wood sent up a broad flame through the dark masses of smoke that overhung the field; beneath this cloud the French were indistinctly visible.

The roofs were probably of thatch with eaves which overhung the permeable walls.

Common combinations with overhung

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overhung" in a sentence?
An example: "The branches, which snapped on Friday night, dangerously overhung one of the lanes, forcing the police to place a barricade and divert traffic." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "overhung" from authentic English texts.
What does "overhung" mean?
Overhung means: simple past and past participle of overhang
How many example sentences with "overhung" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "overhung", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.