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How to use overtop in a sentence

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Only at a fairly late developmental stage does the corolla finally overtop the androecium and gynoecium.
The green grass of the kingdom flashed past within a few minutes then we were flying overtop the desert badlands.
He winced for a second then rested his hand overtop hers, holding the cloth in place.
The top of the stairs brought them into another hall which ran directly overtop the one they had exited.
While there is not a physical cap or cover overtop the Node, there is a very strong sense of ceiling to the space.
Floods larger than 1997 would overtop the levees sooner and use the available storage well before the peak arrived.
This was used as the base for a large ram moved up under the protection of a wooden shed, or for siege towers designed to overtop the defenders' walls.
Chaotic and unfocused, though also ambitious and intriguing, the production work was at times akin to listening to two perfectly solid tracks laid overtop of one another.
The clock overtop the teak lingerie chest is a local antique, while the toss cushions hail from India, the area rug from Iran and the seagrass ottoman from Vietnam.
Warm air moving eastward overtop the cold air will give snow but does little to moderate the temperature.
Large rivers remain unaffected, while smaller streams can overtop their banks, even in a drought year.
During storm conditions, waves overtop the breakwater threatening the safety of vessels and other harbour structures.
Place the Naan bread on a flat surface and spread the pizza sauce overtop of the breads.
In larger floods, the river can overtop adjacent roads and railway embankments.
Sprinkle grated tofu and cheese overtop and bake pizza for about 20 minutes.
Immediately before serving, splash Epicure's Balsamic Vinegar overtop and gently toss.
Seepage pond water was pumped year round as it would overtop in a three to five day period.
Again, if required, a new air and vapour barrier can be provided by laying a sheet of polyethylene directly overtop the existing roof sheathing.
This is the area that got overtop right there in the northward.
And with a hint of icing drizzled overtop, they're even more irresistible.
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Examples from Classical Literature
I have never met with the verb in that sense elsewhere, but overtop is evermore the appropriate term in arboriculture.
Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes.
It was necessary that something be done lest he should overtop all other flowers.
Others seemed to overtop him, to be built of bone and muscle beyond his strength.
But there are other men, markedly inferior to these, who yet overtop Lytton.
Long lines of white tents overtop the heaps of pipeclay, which grow higher from day to day.
If I had more money these considerations might, with me, overtop all others.
It often gives up the struggle and remains in the shade of trees which overtop it.
One is inclined to wonder if they do not overtop the feeling.
In his unprofessional hours, Mr. overtop was everything but a lawyer.
They run up swiftly, as straight as a rod, till they overtop the veterans.
It would overtop the Houses of Parliament, and even the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
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