1
: past one's prime
2
: advanced in age

Examples of over-the-hill in a Sentence

the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip
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Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed 20 years ago amid a scandal. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025 Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024 Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024 The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024 The comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024 And like so many other over-the-hill free agents the Angels have signed through the years, Rendon is not part of the solution, but part of the problem. Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023 Jokic scored 41 points, looking like the best player on Earth with his array of wacky moves that look like an over-the-hill guy at Studio 54. Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023 In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise. Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of over-the-hill was in 1946

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“Over-the-hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-hill. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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