overshoot

Example Sentences

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Parks, with just seconds to react, turned his jet toward the missile, an emergency tactic aimed at making the missile overshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“Don’t overshoot, do it over a number of weeks,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

But UN chief Antonio Guterres has acknowledged in recent weeks that it is now "inevitable" the 1.5C threshold will soon be breached, urging that the overshoot be kept as brief as possible.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

Global action must include accelerating emissions reductions and scaling up carbon removal to minimise temperature overshoot.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

As the next turn drew near, the hovercars were headed straight for her, moving slower now, their pilots realizing that at top speed they would overshoot her every time.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld