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Examples of over and above in a Sentence
we'll need another gallon of milk over and above what we already have
Recent Examples on the Web
The $95 billion is over and above the $886 billion proposed for the military for this year, which still awaits final Congressional approval.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Adorned with an array of Mediterranean marbles and topped with a roof, the theater stood as a rare architectural and acoustic feat, over and above the traditional open-air theaters of many Roman towns.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell has argued that the free will of conscious organisms plays a role in determining what will happen in the brain, over and above what is settled by the laws of physics.
—Philip Goff, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2023
In other words, the term-premium investors’ demand to hold Treasury debt — over and above their expectations of where Federal Reserve policy will be in the future — increased dramatically.
—Stephen Miran, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
What’s punishing is a wide premium over and above the CPI that investors can get from purchasing bonds instead of stocks.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
One longs to hear more about this hospitality professional’s likes and quirks — idiosyncrasies over and above her situation.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Pininfarina says the screens ensure fast-moving air is sent over and above passengers without detracting from the car’s minimalist design.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
Again and again, Linnaeus insisted that we humans—literally over and above our distinctions—are all one species, fundamentally deserving of being treated as the same.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of over and above was
in the 15th century
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“Over and above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20above. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
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