Examples of “overarching” in a Sentence

adjective Covering or applying to everything else, and more important than the individual parts. It describes the single aim, principle or framework that all the smaller elements sit beneath.

• The overarching aim of the policy is to cut emissions by half.
• There is no overarching theme — the essays simply sit side by side.
• The overarching goal of the school is to help every child learn to read.

adjective Forming an arch over something, in literal descriptive use.

• They walked down the lane under overarching beeches.