allover
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of allover
Example Sentences
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Among the earlier items are pictures anchored by fields of brick-like blocks rendered with unexpectedly tactile pigment, and also allover compositions of repeated circles and spirals punctuated by centered black dots.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
The 11 pictures at Hemphill Artworks, unexhibited for many years, shift from allover compositions to ones in which the watery colors are stacked horizontally, although still lushly blended.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
It creates a kind of allover refreshed feeling that can be attained nearly anywhere and at any time.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
It dates from 1922, and takes the form of triangles that lock together into an allover pattern of blue and pink, brown and olive.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
By eight o’clock, the deliveries will start arriving—chains from allover the country and all around the globe.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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