overage

Example Sentences

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That allowance was made to account for a small overage that may help ensure that patients don’t run out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Among the overage players is Nashville center back Walker Zimmerman, who appeared in all four games for the U.S. in the last World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Sevilla's Loic Bade is another overage inclusion, along with Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is the only Premier League player in the squad.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

Instead, the Portland Association of Teachers has proposed a significant increase in the overage pay that teachers receive when the number of students in their classroom, or in their caseload, exceeds a certain threshold.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

To their dismay, the teenage leaders found their troops shockingly out of shape, overage, undisciplined, and less than enthusiastic.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti