overboard
Example Sentences
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According to the Associated Press, Meadows died after he was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Market reaction, though, has been mixed with some investors worried spending has gone overboard.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
"Cricket is 12 months a year, you have to be able to enjoy yourselves. I don't think the boys went overboard at all," McCullum said of the Noosa trip.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Lines such as “I love to count, it relaxes me and it gives me an achievable goal” point at a disquieting loneliness without going overboard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
“Brother Rufus! Foremole! Be ready to shift that lot overboard at a moment’s notice.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.