over·seas
ˈō-vər-ˌsēz 
1
: of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea
an overseas liner
2
: situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea
overseas installations
overseas immigrants
Examples of overseas in a Sentence
Adverb
The troops were sent overseas.
Recent Examples on the Web
Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
How basketball stars rallied for Brittney Griner during her detention in Russia
Since her release, Griner has become an outspoken advocate for other Americans wrongfully detained overseas, including Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich who are imprisoned in Russia.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
When a follower living overseas offered to send a few units unearthed at a discount sale in the UK, Chody took her up on it, wiring the stranger money for the product and the shipping.
—Beth Sobol, Allure, 23 Apr. 2024
Certain events — a good teacher, a trip overseas, a long relationship with a musical instrument, perhaps a charismatic aunt — may have changed her outlook on things.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Russia’s lost empire was contiguous, not overseas, and lasted far longer—indeed, for most of the existence of the modern Russian state.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Dailey comes from a basketball family that includes father Eric Sr., who played professionally for a decade overseas, and mother Shell, who played in the WNBA and coached at both the college and pro levels.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The surveillance must instead focus on foreigners who are physically located overseas.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
A week after graduating high school in 1942, Ms. McCormack got an engineering job at an Ohio defense plant manufacturing machine guns and shipping them overseas to Allied forces.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Part of Cardinal Cycling Group of Little Rock, Arkansas, Detroit Bikes is an anomaly among U.S. bicycle companies, which largely took their manufacturing overseas decades ago.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
American victims lost more than $1 billion to overseas criminals in 2023, according to an investigation conducted by CBS News.
—Camille Knox, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
China’s international news network, CGTN, has twice as many overseas bureaus as CNN, and Xinhua, the official Chinese news service, has over 180 bureaus globally.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Given that, the existence of a fandom outside Japan will serve as a tremendous advantage in the band’s overseas expansion.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials blame weaknesses in the Chinese economy partly on high overseas interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation in the United States.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Pan India film is a term usually used for films made in one of the four south Indian languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – which is dubbed into Hindi and other languages and released across India and in overseas diaspora markets.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Alone is a kid’s fantasy brought to life: 8-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind during his family’s overseas Christmas vacation and gets to be the man of the house for a change.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Adverb
Tesla is facing increasing competition overseas and in the U.S. as automakers race to introduce new, and more affordable, EV models.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
How basketball stars rallied for Brittney Griner during her detention in Russia
Since her release, Griner has become an outspoken advocate for other Americans wrongfully detained overseas, including Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich who are imprisoned in Russia.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
When a follower living overseas offered to send a few units unearthed at a discount sale in the UK, Chody took her up on it, wiring the stranger money for the product and the shipping.
—Beth Sobol, Allure, 23 Apr. 2024
Certain events — a good teacher, a trip overseas, a long relationship with a musical instrument, perhaps a charismatic aunt — may have changed her outlook on things.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Russia’s lost empire was contiguous, not overseas, and lasted far longer—indeed, for most of the existence of the modern Russian state.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Dailey comes from a basketball family that includes father Eric Sr., who played professionally for a decade overseas, and mother Shell, who played in the WNBA and coached at both the college and pro levels.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The surveillance must instead focus on foreigners who are physically located overseas.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
A week after graduating high school in 1942, Ms. McCormack got an engineering job at an Ohio defense plant manufacturing machine guns and shipping them overseas to Allied forces.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The intense competition has driven China’s biggest EV makers, led by BYD, to accelerate exporting of EVs that can capture higher prices and profits in less competitive overseas markets.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Part of Cardinal Cycling Group of Little Rock, Arkansas, Detroit Bikes is an anomaly among U.S. bicycle companies, which largely took their manufacturing overseas decades ago.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
American victims lost more than $1 billion to overseas criminals in 2023, according to an investigation conducted by CBS News.
—Camille Knox, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
China’s international news network, CGTN, has twice as many overseas bureaus as CNN, and Xinhua, the official Chinese news service, has over 180 bureaus globally.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Given that, the existence of a fandom outside Japan will serve as a tremendous advantage in the band’s overseas expansion.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials blame weaknesses in the Chinese economy partly on high overseas interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation in the United States.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Pan India film is a term usually used for films made in one of the four south Indian languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – which is dubbed into Hindi and other languages and released across India and in overseas diaspora markets.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Alone is a kid’s fantasy brought to life: 8-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind during his family’s overseas Christmas vacation and gets to be the man of the house for a change.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseas. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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