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.
  • Jump up and clap your hands overhead.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 5 June 2026
  • In some footage, bats fly just overhead.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Lie prone on the mat with your arms stretched overhead.
    — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
  • This is a stock with wind at its back and more room overhead.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • By that point, the rain had cleared up as gray clouds hung overhead.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Jump up to standing and clap your hands overhead.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Two drones buzzed overhead, and a chopper was up.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Raise your heels while bringing the medicine ball overhead.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 21 June 2026
  • Jump your feet apart while lifting your arms overhead.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Raise your right arm overhead and slowly reach to the left side.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Soon there was a churning sound overhead.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Lightning forks overhead while the sky blue shirts fall around him.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Roll down slowly, bend your knees, and bring your arms overhead.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Raise your right arm overhead and side bend to the left to deepen the stretch.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the change will show up overhead.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Hold a dumbbell with both hands and raise it overhead with your arms straight.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Flags strewn overhead and portraits on the walls are among props from the films.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Don't water the plant from overhead.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
  • Inhale and raise your arms overhead.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is my hint or [baseball/bounce/chest/overhead] pass to y'all.
    — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • On the island, Jack dies as a plane flies overhead.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Diguglielmo and Scali held their hands overhead to join the roar.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Their task was to do away with the colossal facade overhead.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Press your hands up overhead until your biceps frame your face.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
  • Crowds leaned from windows overhead.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • Press one arm straight up overhead and keep the other held at your shoulder.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Ducks got up in front of us, and an eagle soared lazily overhead.
    — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • Jump your feet out while raising your arms overhead in an arc motion.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025

overhead

2 of 3 adjective
  • Drip can run at night but not overhead spray.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • What does this mean for overhead bin space?
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Cool overhead light after dark is the main one to cut.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 4, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • An agent of chaos with a penchant for overhead kicks.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • An aide flashed the overhead lights on and off at random.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There are even overhead heat lamps to keep you warm when drying off.
    — Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The lack of on-site staff means much lower overhead costs.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Start with rows and deadlifts and progress to overhead moves like pullups.
    — Ben Court, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Some sites are equipped with overhead shelters.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
  • An overhead shot reveals many, many graves.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • Look for places where there aren’t overhead trees or buildings to block your view.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The police bid to use the overhead cameras is still in the works.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • It can be guided in real time by an overhead drone.
    — Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Luggage stows away under the seat or in an overhead shelf.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Passengers will go to war over their right to the overhead bin space.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • An area rug and overhead lighting set the stage for cozy autumn nights.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The beer flows to a central island bar via overhead lines.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Your carry-on must fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.
    — News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Crews removed the overhead sign truss and moved it off the road along the shoulder.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing.
    — Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • When flying it is overhead, someone on the ground might not be able to hear it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • When flying it is overhead, someone on the ground might not be able to hear it.
    — The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Marczyk also said the move helps avoid the red tape and overhead costs of a new build-out.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Remove a few overhead tree branches if your planting site is too shady.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid overhead watering and water deeply once or twice a week.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • There was one still, an overhead shot of them all lying around the statue of Christ.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • The flying birds on the overhead aerial track in the aviary are the maze’s highlight.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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

overhead

3 of 3 noun
  • Her company has very little overhead.
  • The living room is small, but call it cozy — there’s lots of warmth from the brick overhead.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Nothing was firm yet, but Clearview was small with low overhead.
    — Kashmir Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Scoring a full year of elite service for free is a rare win for your overhead.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Rise up tall on your toes and extend your arms overhead holding the slam ball.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Kinda strikes me as part of your base-level overhead.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Stock, headcount and overheads scale up, but cash and margins cannot keep pace.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The shadows from the apartment blocks loom large overhead.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The forage bass feed on also use the same overhead cover in this way.
    — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 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
  • The expenses and the overhead weren’t high.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Warplanes could be heard flying low overhead.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Warplanes could be heard flying low overhead.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Avoid watering your plant from overhead to keep the disease at bay.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
  • Look for bargains, keep your overhead low and proceed with a strict budget.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Don’t bother with your dorm’s overheads—instead, opt for a chic floor lamp that emits soft, warm light.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Sometimes, your carry-on item might not belong in the overhead at all.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is to use any and all available space, including overhead, to store your things.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The crust pressed into my spine, the enormous sky vaulting overhead.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For the pilots, lower overhead keeps hangar rentals and other costs down.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Net profit shows the discipline of your overhead.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • More cloud cover swept in overhead, this time thinner and higher at twelve thousand feet.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Competing gas stations need the markup to pay for overhead and repairs.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Tennis lessons produced neither an overhead nor a backhand down the line.
    — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 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
  • Sinner broke for 5-4 and then closed it out at love with a forehand overhead winner.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • That is a huge amount of money to lose to overhead before the actual work even begins.
    — Frédérique Irwin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • As the horns sounded the last note, two F-15 fighter jets soared by overhead.
    — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023

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