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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Samsung has always added its own advances to securing and safeguarding Galaxy phones, over and above stock Android software.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Its ongoing cost this year is estimated at $1.9 billion over and above what state law requires California officials to use for K-12 education.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
There is a large collection of bright stars that appears in a cloud-like distribution, over and above the background brightness of other galaxies.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
American Airlines still flies a limited number of international and transcontinental routes with a dedicated first-class cabin, over and above their lie-flat business-class seats, but the airline plans to phase those out in the near future.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Its ongoing cost this year is estimated at $1.9 billion over and above what state law requires California officials to use for K-12 education.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
There is a large collection of bright stars that appears in a cloud-like distribution, over and above the background brightness of other galaxies.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
American Airlines still flies a limited number of international and transcontinental routes with a dedicated first-class cabin, over and above their lie-flat business-class seats, but the airline plans to phase those out in the near future.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Over and above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20above. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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