Examples of over and above in a Sentence
we'll need another gallon of milk over and above what we already have
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This motionless, radiant intimacy between women presents a way of coming to know one another over and above language.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
India’s tennis authorities focus on national excellence — the Olympics, essentially — over and above individual achievements, and its lineage of successful doubles players has never translated into high-profile singles talent thanks, in part, to its attitude towards player development.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Tesla cleared a lot of its year-end inventory with heavy discounting over and above the $7,500 federal tax incentive.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Those gifts were over and above the trust’s target percentages.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
India’s tennis authorities focus on national excellence — the Olympics, essentially — over and above individual achievements, and its lineage of successful doubles players has never translated into high-profile singles talent thanks, in part, to its attitude towards player development.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Tesla cleared a lot of its year-end inventory with heavy discounting over and above the $7,500 federal tax incentive.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Those gifts were over and above the trust’s target percentages.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Over and above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20above. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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