How to Use overlay in a Sentence

overlay

1 of 2 verb

• And last, overlay it in real-time in front of your eyes.
  — Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
• Six of the seven species have hard shells fused to their ribs and overlaid with keratin scutes.
  — National Geographic, 10 Oct. 2019
• Via the use of a range of colors and shapes, the display can overlay where the self-driving car is headed.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• The video overlays the real world with 3D models of Atlas' hands and the object.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
• The bridge will then be overlaid with a new type of flexible concrete that will give it a much longer life span.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• TikTok isn’t the first social network to overlay words on videos.
  — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
• Since this is Google Earth, though, all the text and images get overlaid on top of Google's terabytes of Earth imagery.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2019
• The modern may be overlaid on the past, creating a false image.
  — Riley Black, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2020
• In the second, clothes are digitized and overlaid on top of a photo or video of the customer, much like a Snapchat mask.
  — Oleg Lola, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The current ring was made for William IV’s coronation in 1831 and features a sapphire overlaid with rubies in the shape of a cross.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
• The proof is in the patterns: Just overlay them on the intermediate shape, as was done with the rectangle above.
  — Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
• It was constructed from fieldstone from the area that was overlaid with mortar.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2019
• The roar of the growing burn was overlaid with the thrum of air tankers and helicopters as firefighting response began to gear up.
  — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• The dress was intricately detailed, as black lace overlaid what looked to be a dark bra with thin straps and a deep V-neckline.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
• As with all indicators, this is merely a tool to overlay on the markets.
  — John Kicklighter, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• The trainee wears the glasses, which project what the person is seeing onto a transparent frame that overlays Ghazi’s hands onto the field of view.
  — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 21 June 2023
• Door trim and baseboards look odd unless the bottom edges overlay the flooring.
  — Washington Post, 23 May 2021
• The structure will then be overlaid with a new type of flexible concrete that should make the improvements last longer.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
• Some audio from that overlays a collage of six photos of the pair together.
  — Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
• The song was originally supposed to overlay with the poem that Pearl (Lexi Underwood) reads in the last scene.
  — Katie Campione, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2020
• This involves overlaying the face of one person on the body of another.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2023
• The Center is trying to map port projects around the state and overlay them with potential wetlands in the Great Salt Lake’s watershed.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• The color and beveling of the hole’s edges show the cut was made into living bone, and care was taken not to puncture the tissue overlaying the brain.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
• Their daughter, in high school at the time, helped design one of the new baths, opting for carpet, a step into the bath and a mirror overlaid with a wood lattice.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2019
• Google overlays the camera feed on top of a map and draws directional arrows in the camera feed.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2019
• The city has said its revenue from the extension would overlay at least half of its road inventory.
  — David Showers, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2022
• Among the common ways people alter videos are to overlay text or add banners, Pollack said.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 17 May 2022
• Simply power your camera in Google Maps, and the app will overlay information on top of the real world.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 May 2022
• Orthogonal Latin squares are formed by overlaying two Latin squares so there is a pair of numbers in each space.
  — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
• So overlay the Mueller investigation on top of your East Germany story, right, to just drive home the point.
  — CBS News, 1 July 2020

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overlay

2 of 2 noun

• The wooden table has a marble overlay.
• The sidewalk and street overlay work plan for the year.
  — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2023
• The price of a call won't change due to the overlay, according to the PSC.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
• The rest of the look was simpler, thanks to a sheer overlay with black hearts sewn on.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 Jan. 2023
• The blouse had a floral sheer overlay on the corset, which turned into a collar at the top of the piece.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
• The dress has a fitted bodice with thin beaded straps and a sheer lace overlay.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022
• The beauty mogul wore a black maxi dress with a sheer overlay and a pair of black heeled sandals.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 22 May 2022
• The overlay had long sleeves and a single shoulder strap design, with a thigh-high slit in the skirt.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Nov. 2022
• The next asphalt overlay projects will be on Plano Parkway and Coit Road.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2022
• The dolls were drawn on a heavyweight paper and a tracing overlay was placed on top.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
• The true highlight of Kelly's outfit, though, came from the sheer overlay that covered the top of her gown.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 July 2023
• For her walk down the aisle, Chenoweth chose a Pamella Roland gown with a sheer nude and pink overlay and bow detail at the back.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
• In a post from late March, the actor wore a Dion Lee dress featuring a mesh overlay.
  — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2022
• The bodice of the dress has a crew neckline, quarter-length sleeves, and a floral lace overlay that adds a touch of festive flair.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• The piece was made from a flower lace pattern overlay with a nude slip beneath.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 31 July 2022
• For example, file format options are in the overlay menu, but not the full text menu.
  — PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
• Stormi looked chic in a high-neck white dress with lace overlay for the special event, with her hair in a high ponytail.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• The design featured a black velvet top and silver skirt with a lilac overlay.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• As for Murgatroyd, the text overlay wasn't a good look, but the effort to get her son involved in household tasks is.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
• The cracks and crevices, not to mention the palimpsests and overlays, in the Bible as it really is make for an ever more modern text.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• An acrylic overlay manicure can take up to an hour and 30 minutes.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
• Naomi wore a long-sleeve gown with a lace overlay custom made by Ralph Lauren.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2022
• The outfit was comprised of a black slip and a long sleeve sheer overlay that stood out thanks to intricate lace and sparkling crystals.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Feb. 2023
• Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• Seats and bunks overlay lockers where food and tools are kept; many sailors tuck away canned goods and bottles of wine beneath the cabin floor.
  — Dan Parsons, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
• The cut has a moderate plunge, with a sleek mesh overlay on top of soft cups that provides just the right amount of coverage for small chests.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• In that version, the Sugarloaf Mountain’s area would be cut out from the larger overlay zone.
  — Kyle Swenson, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
• Reviewers love the attractive pattern the lights cast through the wire mesh overlay.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2022
• The Homeland star showed off her bump in a light pink, V-neck dress adorned with a netted overlay and bow detailing.
  — Mary Park, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
• The table appears as an overlay in the top right corner of your current window.
  — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 20 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024