overboard
Example Sentences
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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
Market reaction, though, has been mixed with some investors worried spending has gone overboard.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
He didn't think his players "went overboard" on a mid-Ashes series holiday in Noosa where they were pictured drinking, calling the Queensland resort "a place where people go and retire"
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
In wild excitement, I stumbled up and fell overboard.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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