How to Use read over in a Sentence

read over

verb
  • Ben reads over the comment cards.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
  • One day, his mom’s cousin’s name was read over the airwaves.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The menu reads over $10, but that includes fries.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Or create your own reading club, keeping a list of all the books read over the summer.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • This summer, choose reading over doomscrolling.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 May 2025
  • There were countless librarians who helped shape my love of reading over the years.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Any petty rivalries were put aside, and in the true sense of the actor’s code, offers came to help each other read over the piece.
    — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to read over the consumer reviews of your prospective shuffleboard table to see what users have reported about the resin quality.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Daily Dividend Here are a few stories worth reading over the long weekend.
    — Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Teen and tween viewers who prefer a great read over watching a movie adaptation will be pleased to know that this series continues to deliver onscreen.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Glenn skated off to a standing ovation, then broke down in tears along with her coach, Damon Allen, when her huge score was read over the arena loudspeakers.
    — Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Glenn skated off to a standing ovation, then broke down in tears along with her coach, Damon Allen, when her huge score was read over the arena loudspeakers.
    — Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Common readers represent a tradition where colleges assign their students the same book to read over the summer or during the fall semester.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For example, an environmental inspector created a GPT that could read over 700 pages of code documents in seconds.
    — Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Eric Koreen usually writes about the Toronto Raptors, but his story about his dad’s White Sox fandom was a must-read over Father’s Day weekend.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • But Williams’ homebody existence doesn’t dampen the wildfire energy Segel first got a hint of during a chemistry read over Zoom also attended by the series’ co-creators, Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026

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