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!”.
• But the key is not to go overboard—just keep it simple.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This trip had taken more than two days, and Casto was eager to launch the first pots overboard.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
• Rhodes' wife lost her balance and fell overboard during a late evening boat ride.
  — Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
• His life preserver was strapped on tight in case he was thrown overboard.
  — David Gardner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
• Spencer and Arthur fight, and then Arthur challenges Spencer to a duel, which ends in Arthur being thrown overboard.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 26 Feb. 2023
• Time and again, Lasley hears of a rigger who threw himself overboard with his pockets full of tools.
  — Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022
• This time around, the concept is a bit more overboard: a meatball the size of a Thanksgiving turkey.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
• The Guardian reported that the crash caused Vaughan to fall overboard where she was struck by the boat’s propeller.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
• In the before times, the week prior to upfronts always got nasty as shows were thrown overboard to make room for the newbies.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 May 2022
• The market has punished them for their sins, but sometimes the market goes overboard.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• Reflective tile as the backsplash in the kitchen is also a way of adding just a bold touch to the room without going overboard.
  — Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
• In the open water beyond the outlet, Blink suddenly stops the boat, and, to my surprise, hops overboard.
  — Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022

Last Updated: 6 May 2024