How to Use overboard in a Sentence

overboard

adverb

• 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!”.
• Crews don’t dump these crabs overboard, but slide them in the sea.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• But the key is not to go overboard—just keep it simple.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
• The 34 people who were killed didn't have a chance to jump overboard.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
• There's no need to go overboard with the fear factor though.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 Sep. 2022
• For a new boyfriend or girlfriend and don’t want to go overboard?
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2021
• The crew races to refill the bait boxes and shove the pot overboard before the boat reaches the next buoy.
  — Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
• Both had to be tied down to keep them from jumping overboard.
  — Shola Lawal, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2021
• While on the lake, the boat owner saw West drop two buckets and a large tote bag overboard.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021
• Nearly 10% of the bulls died, their corpses thrown overboard or left to fester in the pens among the living.
  — Kevin Varley, Fortune, 8 July 2021
• The wake caused nine of the 12 occupants, including the girl, to go overboard.
  — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• Don’t throw your investment plan overboard in the middle of the storm.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
• Victims were not killed by walking the plank, but were shot and tossed overboard.
  — Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
• The others jumped overboard to what was most likely their deaths.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• But what of Lucius, whom Blackbeard tossed overboard in a fit of rage?
  — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
• This sauce has a punchy balance of spice and tang without going overboard on the salt.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
• But falling overboard is at the top of that list for resulting in deaths.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
• In the slow-going days of prop flight, a cameraman could open a hatch, lean overboard and snap.
  — James Joseph, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2020
• There are a few seconds of struggle and a small amount of blood from his hand is seen hitting the side of the boat as the man falls overboard.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 June 2023
• The key to a good smoothie is not going overboard on the fruit (because of the sugar content).
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2021
• This seemed like a great match for The Attractions on paper, but the new wave gloss on Punch the Clock goes overboard at times.
  — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2022
• But the flames and heat kept them back and eventually forced them to jump overboard.
  — Fox News, 2 Dec. 2020
• For the person who fell overboard, the boat could come back and run over them, causing injury or death.
  — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• The sun was beginning to rise when a final wave tossed them all overboard.
  — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
• Small males go overboard and big males plunge into the holding tank.
  — Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
• New York, as always, goes overboard on the self-regard.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
• Some people tend to go overboard, determined to fit a table, chairs, lounger, and an abundance of plants into a space that’s only 50 or 60 square feet.
  — Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 14 Sep. 2024
• This year’s Chicago to Mackinac race encountered strong winds in Lake Michigan, snapping some boats’ masts and tossing one sailor overboard.
  — Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024