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
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
Concert-goers spent an average $1,300 per show on incidentals—transportation, accommodation, dining, shopping—over and above the cost of tickets, according to research from Skift.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Even Islam, with its heavy emphasis on charity, recognizes this: that’s why only those who have money over and above a certain minimum amount of wealth are obligated to pay zakat.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 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
Concert-goers spent an average $1,300 per show on incidentals—transportation, accommodation, dining, shopping—over and above the cost of tickets, according to research from Skift.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Even Islam, with its heavy emphasis on charity, recognizes this: that’s why only those who have money over and above a certain minimum amount of wealth are obligated to pay zakat.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Over and above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20above. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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