overstay
verb
over·stay
ˌō-vər-ˈstā 
overstayed; overstaying; overstays
: to stay beyond the time or the limits of
Examples of overstay in a Sentence
She was guilty of overstaying a student visa.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have apprehended a teacher who allegedly overstayed his visa.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Soliman is an Egyptian native who authorities said overstayed a tourist visa to the United States.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2025
His son is working at a swanky hotel that has one particularly shady guest who’s overstaying his welcome.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 July 2025
She was deported at 19 for overstaying her work visa; she was later allowed to return and became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Soliman is an Egyptian native who authorities said overstayed a tourist visa to the United States.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2025
His son is working at a swanky hotel that has one particularly shady guest who’s overstaying his welcome.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 July 2025
She was deported at 19 for overstaying her work visa; she was later allowed to return and became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for overstay
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstay. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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overstay
verb
over·stay
-ˈstā
: to stay beyond the time or the limits of
overstayed their welcome
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