Examples of overtop in a Sentence
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Water may overtop low stream banks in some areas.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Upon taking the court, the 2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion styled a Nike jacket overtop her black bodysuit and gray, black and white tennis skirt.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Water may overtop low stream banks in some areas.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Upon taking the court, the 2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion styled a Nike jacket overtop her black bodysuit and gray, black and white tennis skirt.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtop. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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overtop
verb
over·top
ˌō-vər-ˈtäp 
1
: to rise above the top of : go beyond in height
overtopped my cousin by 3 inches
2
: surpass
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