How do you use Overspread in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like spread or cover, plus the exact meaning.
Overspread meaning
- To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
- To be spread or scattered about.
Using Overspread
- The main meaning on this page is: To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun. | To be spread or scattered about.
- Useful related words include: spread, cover, continue, extend.
- In the example corpus, overspread often appears in combinations such as: will overspread.
Context around Overspread
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overspread
- In this selection, "overspread" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, areas stand out and add context to how "overspread" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include drizzle will overspread the area and rains to overspread areas from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overspread" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overspread
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some rain and drizzle will overspread the area this afternoon and stick with us through the remainder of the daylight hours. (21 words)
Before then, strong winds will overspread most of the Desert Southwest and California, where a litany of wind alerts are in effect. (22 words)
The NWS is forecasting heavy rains to overspread areas from coastal Florida toward the Mid-Atlantic this week, with the potential for up to around 10 inches of rain to occur in far eastern North Carolina in particular. (38 words)
The NWS is forecasting heavy rains to overspread areas from coastal Florida toward the Mid-Atlantic this week, with the potential for up to around 10 inches of rain to occur in far eastern North Carolina in particular. (38 words)
Before then, strong winds will overspread most of the Desert Southwest and California, where a litany of wind alerts are in effect. (22 words)
Some rain and drizzle will overspread the area this afternoon and stick with us through the remainder of the daylight hours. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
Before then, strong winds will overspread most of the Desert Southwest and California, where a litany of wind alerts are in effect.
Some rain and drizzle will overspread the area this afternoon and stick with us through the remainder of the daylight hours.
The NWS is forecasting heavy rains to overspread areas from coastal Florida toward the Mid-Atlantic this week, with the potential for up to around 10 inches of rain to occur in far eastern North Carolina in particular.
Common combinations with overspread
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: