overtop
verb (used with object)
to rise over or above the top of.
had overtopped
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past perfectof overtop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Early on Saturday, officials said that water had overtopped a dam in the central North Chungcheong province.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023
Sheehan said floodwaters also had overtopped a steel retaining wall containing one of three large coal ash dumps lining the lakeshore.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2018
We may be disappointed when the woods, which we had seen as vague, moss-like blue before the sun had overtopped the hills, become at midday a mere vast lettuce-bed.
From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Vernon Lee
The day had been one string of extraordinary experiences, accumulating in intensity to the one ghastly discovery which had overtopped and overwhelmed all the rest.
From The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green
In his influence on Gloria's life, the strong man had overtopped the man of genius by head and shoulders.
From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by J. André Castaigne
