corrected

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

At the 2015 world championships, Gillette faded left then overcorrected at the end of his run, too late to abort, and landed hard outside the sandpit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

During a left-hand turn on the descent, he overshot the runway going east, then overcorrected and overshot it going west.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

For that reason, I may think we overcorrected when it came to the resurgence of a girl-core summer.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Commenting on the broader market, company chairman Yu Liang China's property market has "overcorrected" as sentiment over-react to the negative news in the sector.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

However, she accumulated speed on the downhill, and Clare could do nothing but shriek when she nearly bowled over the crying kits, overcorrected, then stopped a whisker away from colliding with the south fence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman