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Sentence count:263+100Posted:2016-07-17Updated:2020-07-24
Antonym: underSimilar words: over and overcoverbe overall overoveralloverseego overget overMeaning: ['əʊvə(r)]  n. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion. adv. 1. at or to a point across intervening space etc. 2. throughout an area 3. throughout a period of time 4. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position 5. over the entire area. 
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181) Young mothers talk a mile a minute over their babies.
182) Would you straighten that picture over there? - It's a bit cockeyed.
183) Over time, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
184) They stuck a gun in his ribs and made him fork over all his money.
185) The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems.
186) Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle.
187) He was shot down over Denmark and spent three years in a prison camp.
188) Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time.
189) And still the row rumbles on over who is to blame for the steadily surging crime statistics.
190) There are some people in life that you can't get over.sentencedict.com
191) With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
192) His presence should fill the power vacuum which has been developing over the past few days.
193) Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth.
194) The only physical risk I ran was being bowled over by one of the many joggers.
195) An extra-time penalty gave Barcelona a last-gasp win over Chelsea.
196) Protesters, anxious over the spending cuts, urged councillors to think again before wielding the axe.
197) Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses.
198) He promised to turn over a new leaf and study harder.
199) A lot of people's eyes glaze over if you say you are a feminist.
200) The disease mostly affects people over 50, causing paralysis and uncontrollable tremors.
201) An air of gloom and despondency settled over the household.
202) We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system.
203) The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries.
204) Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years.
205) We shall have to bridge over the stream with these boards of wood.
206) Gone are the days when a big nation could lord it over small ones.
207) The recent food-poisoning scare has reignited debate/concern/controversy over farming methods.
208) I just happened to switch over although I haven'tbeen watching the Olympics.
209) Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the fascination of the reef.
210) Talks are being held about who should have sovereignty over the island.
More similar words: over and overcoverbe overall overoveralloverseego overget overcover upuncovergovernorhand overrecoverlay overover thererun overlook overturn overtalk overoverlooktake overblow overmake overrecoverymoreovercoveragethink overoverwhelmovernightgovernment
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