overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: over the side of a ship or boat into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
3
: into discard : aside
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
He threw the fish overboard.
The boy fell overboard and almost drowned.
One of the sailors fell into the water, and someone shouted “Man overboard!”.
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Shortly after the incident, The Hollywood Reporter reported that security footage appeared to show Burch jumping overboard, with Nassau police clearing Downe of any wrongdoing.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 June 2025
The tax bill is 12 pages in total, meaning most items in dispute were tossed overboard.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Several people could be seen dropping overboard into the water one after another just after the blaze disappeared.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
So, too, was Fuller visible to the gathering crowds on the shore: a distant figure in a white nightgown, handing her nearly two-year-old child to a crew member before a wave swept her overboard.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 June 2025
The tax bill is 12 pages in total, meaning most items in dispute were tossed overboard.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Several people could be seen dropping overboard into the water one after another just after the blaze disappeared.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
So, too, was Fuller visible to the gathering crowds on the shore: a distant figure in a white nightgown, handing her nearly two-year-old child to a crew member before a wave swept her overboard.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for overboard
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“Overboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overboard. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: over the side of a ship into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
go overboard for a new fad
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