overplus
Example Sentences
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Just imagine'—working himself up to nervous irritation—'being at the mercy of some healthy, high-spirited young creature, who will insult me every day with her overplus of pure animal enjoyment.
From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
Foremost is the sun, of course, because of the overplus of light.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
Her cloudy condition possibly indicates an overplus of water.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
Each overplus and each deficiency You will make good.
From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian
Their silence is more eloquent than words, Their passing out is but life's overplus, Their tongues are tempered into two-edged swords.
From Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation by Richmond, Hiram Hoyt
