Overspread

Examples

• Wildeve had not received an inkling of the fact before, and a sudden expression of pain overspread his face. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A look of unutterable relief overspread the old servant's countenance. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• At first an expression of terror overspread the features of the woman who confronted me--then startled incredulity--hope--thanksgiving. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A crag overspread by a tree was her station. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The eyes of my companions lighted, and grim smiles of pleasure and anticipation overspread their faces, as each eye turned toward me questioningly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A pretty flush overspread her face and she answered, You may say that now, John Carter, and I may listen, for I am free. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The ivy and the moss crept in thick clusters over the old trees, and the soft green turf overspread the ground like a silken mat. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Uriah's cheeks lost colour, and an unwholesome paleness, still faintly tinged by his pervading red, overspread them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of both were overspread with the deepest blush. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• There was a glow of pride in her big child, overspreading her face, when it again met the eyes of the grave brown gentleman. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Tell me honestlya deeper glow overspreading his cheeksdo you think me most a knave or a fool? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The trooper sinks upon a seat behind him, and great drops start out upon his forehead, and a deadly pallor overspreads his face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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