How to Use overpass in a Sentence

overpass

noun
  • Traffic was stalled on the overpass.
  • Boys stood beneath the highway overpass.
  • The overpass near her home had four tents on the north side and three on the south.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Leaves are swirling beneath the overpass, with no trees in sight.
    — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Watch out for bridge decks and overpasses.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The mother had leapt from an overpass but survived.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • After some time, the group is able to hoist the deputy back onto the overpass.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This led many units to hide under overpasses.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some bridges and overpasses may become slick.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025
  • In video Katz took on the overpass, she can be heard arguing with the men.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • For a while, the overpass effort seemed to have some momentum.
    — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Stay alert for black ice on bridges, ramps and overpasses, and in shaded areas.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • No other pedestrians were on the overpass at that time.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
  • On the overpass above, about 40 feet of guardrail was torn away, officials said.
    — Darrell Smith updated February 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Bridges, ramps, overpasses and shaded areas tend to freeze first.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Bridges, ramps, overpasses and shaded areas tend to freeze first.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In the aftermath of the crash, a huge piece of metal could be seen dangling from the overpass.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • On one side of the broken overpass, workers are assembling the new bridge.
    — Linda Kinstler, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • One car was left in the grass alongside the highway near an overpass, the other farther back.
    — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • The day after the rainstorm, the numbers below the overpass had swelled.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
  • That’s when the load clipped the overpass, damaging a girder, as the truck passed beneath it.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The overpasses may still feature traffic lights where the street meets new on and off ramps from the highway.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Do not shelter under a highway overpass.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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