How to Use overhead in a Sentence

overhead

1 of 3 adverb

• People were making noise in the balcony overhead.
• A chandelier hung directly overhead.
• Or hold one weight overhead, and the other at your side.
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
• Lifting it overhead was a piece of cake, too, thanks to the grab handles.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
• On the Israeli side of the border, the sounds include the buzz of drones and fighter jets overhead.
  — Lawahez Jabari, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
• Alarms blared and a helicopter flew overhead, videos from the scene showed.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• The buzzing of bees overhead put him on alert, expecting drones.
  — Nicole Tung, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Out of nowhere, two Navy jets screamed overhead, dipping their wings in salute.
  — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• Birds danced overhead, the cherry on top of this dream-like moment.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
• Our rain chances will diminish by mid-week as a ridge to the west moves overhead.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Bring in extra seating with a pair of poufs, then hang string lights overhead to warm up the space.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023
• Eight miles overhead, a pilot flew another plane through the very top of the same cloud.
  — Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• Lanterns gleam overhead, adding warmth to the yearning music.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
• Even the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill swooped overhead.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
• On the cool side, but otherwise a very nice day to start the work week, as high pressure moves overhead.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
• Press one arm straight up overhead and keep the other held at your shoulder.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Suddenly there were drones overhead, paps across the street.
  — Hunter Boyce, ajc, 29 Mar. 2023
• The baby was born at home and named after the hawks that were flying overhead during her birth.
  — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• Keeping your arms and legs off the ground, pull your elbows in toward your sides, then punch overhead.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
• Also adding to the work’s heft: The big bell, tuned two octaves below the bells overhead, seems less in tune with them than in tension.
  — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Two glass-globe pendant lights will hang overhead, ready to make up for the natural light lost from the slider when the sun sets.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
• Bald eagles soar overhead and ospreys dive to prey on fish.
  — Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
• At the top of the crunch, reach your arms in between your knees for a pulse further, then slowly lower back down and arms go back overhead.
  — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• Outside, a steady stream of black bodies glided overhead, many of them swooping down to check me out.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Apr. 2023
• Illustrations of mooncakes, one whole and seen overhead on the left.
  — Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• The Trump campaign even flew a plane overhead with a banner teasing, Be Likable Ron.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Without their voices, most of the noise in the kibbutz comes from the steady buzz of drones overhead and the regular thud of artillery from the Gaza Strip, about 3 miles away.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
• Press your hands up overhead until your biceps frame your face.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
• Both raids were captured live by news choppers overhead.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
• Suddenly the once-content birds snapped their heads erect and, as if someone sounded an alert, the birds flushed almost in unison and sailed far overhead and across a broad valley.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024

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overhead

2 of 3 adjective

• The police bid to use the overhead cameras is still in the works.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
• Start with rows and deadlifts and progress to overhead moves like pullups.
  — Ben Court, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
• Passengers will go to war over their right to the overhead bin space.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
• Look for places where there aren’t overhead trees or buildings to block your view.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• An area rug and overhead lighting set the stage for cozy autumn nights.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• The smaller your bag, the easier to handle, as there are no overhead racks on the train.
  — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2023
• Make sure your travel stroller will fit in an overhead bin.
  — Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
• If your room seems dark, get a grow light to provide overhead light so the plant can grow upright.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 May 2023
• The skyward-facing glass is fritted against the overhead sun.
  — Curbed, 27 Sep. 2023
• There were no overhead sprinklers in the factory, and the flames spread rapidly.
  — Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Luggage goes through a lot of wear and tear, whether it's stowed in the overhead bin on your flight or bumping along the baggage carousel.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2023
• The seats along the sides of the plane and those overhead bins would remain in the standard configuration.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
• Her silver crown glittered from the white overhead lights.
  — Edward McKinley, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2023
• Then there was a 22-yard catch in the third quarter in which Books adjusted his body in midair to haul in an overhead pass.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• The Buick then struck a curb, went airborne, struck the railroad overhead signal and then overturned.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
• An overhead announcement came on asking the actors to leave the stage, but most stayed.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
• One had bookshelves, a brick floor and a hole cut into an overhead tarp that served as a skylight.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• To eat by flickering light, the overhead bulbs flipped off, the room brightened by candles and the Christmas tree.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• The overhead costs are reportedly lower in the longer term but may take time.
  — Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2023
• The overhead screens showed a reaction shot of Springsteen with what appeared to be wet eyes.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
• Once inside, the suspects used a garage door opener from the vehicle to enter the garage through the overhead door.
  — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• With overhead heaters, too, this area can become your go-to spot for relaxation and fun year-round.
  — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The onboard updates were announced in May 2022, along with the news of enhanced WiFi and larger overhead bins.
  — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
• An overhead water system mists to mimic the wet weather of Kauai’s forests.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
• At boarding time, these items must be gate-checked — in most cases, they're not permitted in the overhead bins.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Planes can sometimes become a bit hot inside the cabin, and the tiny overhead air nozzles don't help much.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
• As the crew closed the truck, stowing away seats and overhead luggage containers, Captan looked on.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• The restaurants wanted lighting but not harsh overhead lights.
  — Dawn Fallik, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
• Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
• There’s a Busby Berkeley moment when the leggy octet surrounds a reclining Rodrigo, shot from an overhead camera for the big screen in the rear.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024

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overhead

3 of 3 noun

• Her company has very little overhead.
• The cold air in the valleys and the cloud cover overhead will keep daytime highs in the 50s across much of the region.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2023
• Then there’s the barbell push press, which uses leg and glute strength to press the weight overhead.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 5 Dec. 2023
• As the horns sounded the last note, two F-15 fighter jets soared by overhead.
  — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• There is a handful of picnic tables to sit and eat, with a tarp overhead to block the sun.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• The forage bass feed on also use the same overhead cover in this way.
  — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
• Rise up tall on your toes and extend your arms overhead holding the slam ball.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• The goal is to use any and all available space, including overhead, to store your things.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
• Nothing was firm yet, but Clearview was small with low overhead.
  — Kashmir Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
• Three bright stars were rising to the east: two closer to the horizon and one already high overhead.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 July 2023
• Serving for the match, Alcaraz missed an easy overhead that would have given him a 40-0 lead.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
• Buyers place items on a platform with a camera overhead that looks down and take pictures of the items.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
• The law requires 60 percent of PPP funds to be used for payroll and the other 40 percent for overhead.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
• Boat and dive teams were sent into the lake, while a Coast Guard helicopter searched from overhead, the report said.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
• Look for bargains, keep your overhead low and proceed with a strict budget.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• DJs blast pop remixes while the city’s in-crowd moves to the beat on a light-up dance floor with disco balls shimmering overhead.
  — Peter Schlesinger, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
• This method causes congestion in the aisle as people look for their seats and store their luggage in the overhead.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• Satellites are the preferred method of spying from overhead.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
• Aerial footage overhead showed the plane, with its nose down, wedged between a fence and a house, with one of the wings of the aircraft partially resting on the roof.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2022
• Sabalenka hit a thunderous overhead from a tricky position, the middle of the court, to take the break.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
• Like any other room in your house, your kitchen needs a balance of overhead, task, and accent lighting.
  — Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
• The fans turn slow overhead in the dim rooms of empire’s afterlife, and the shades of British accountants work through the heat and the day’s ledgers and their latest letter to Martha.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
• Tennis lessons produced neither an overhead nor a backhand down the line.
  — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• Maisel reasoned this would be enough money to cover the budgets of four feature films (with some cash set aside for overhead).
  — Joanna Robinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2023
• The overhead triceps extension works the triceps and lower back.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
• The boost in streams is mainly thanks to the viral Ceiling Challenge on TikTok, where users tape their phone to the ceiling, hit record, and then post a clip of that overhead shot.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
• Exhale to press the weight overhead, keeping your heels under your hips, feet planted, and abs engaged.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
• That leaves him with $88 to pay the manufacturer, ship the product in from China and cover his overhead.
  — Spencer Soper, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
• The moon is perfectly framed in the circular opening overhead.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• The video then cuts to clips of DeGeneres doing multiple pull-ups, a single-hand overhead press, and pushing a training sled.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024