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Examples of overshoot in a Sentence
The plane overshot the runway.
Sometimes we overshoot our time limits.
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The taxation of block rewards is one example where the IRS policy overshot, and is excessively onerous.
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Nick Viall may have overshot his budget on a push present for fiancée Natalie Joy.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Nick Viall may have overshot his budget on a push present for fiancée Natalie Joy.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overshoot
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshoot. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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overshoot
verb
over·shoot
ˌō-vər-ˈshüt 
overshot
-ˈshät
; overshooting
; overshooting
1
: to miss by going beyond
the plane overshot the runway
2
: to shoot over or beyond
overshot the target
Medical Definition
overshoot
noun
over·shoot
ˈō-vər-ˌshüt
: a rapid change in electrical potential and reversal of polarity that occurs during an action potential when a cell or tissue is stimulated
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