overboard
Example Sentences
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When a British vessel threatened the ship that carried it, however, the captain threw the document overboard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Going overboard on the momentous nature of this contest is not a smart play.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
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
The best example I can give is in the week before games against the very top teams I went overboard trying to exude confidence in my team and my tactics.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
He stumbled into Clarisse, almost knocking them both overboard.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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