overhung
simple past tense and past participle of overhang.
hung or suspended from above: an overhung door.
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How to use overhung in a sentence
For the climber who dabbles in different disciplines the Testarossa, which excels on both overhung boulders and steep sport routes, is a dream.
Sometimes the galleries of coal mines are overhung with beautiful proportions of extinct vegetable forms.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardA blob of blue smoke curled out of a hole the size of a hogshead in a steep bank overhung with alders.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerThey disembarked at the clump of cedars, and made the canoe fast to the trunk of one that overhung the water.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThis rustic porch, overhung with luxuriant vines, evidently served as the family sitting-room.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
A smile was on her face, and a song was on her lips, as the canoe shot into the mist that overhung the water.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
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