overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: over the side of a ship or boat into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
3
: into discard : aside
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
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!”.
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That fear became a reality two weeks ago, when 40mph winds and what the brothers described as 20-foot waves swept Lachlan, 27, overboard.
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Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The three-part series, produced by Ample Entertainment and directed and exec produced by its founders Ari Mark and Phil Lott, delves into the cold case after Bradley was thought to have fallen overboard before her cruise ship docked at port, although a body was never found.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Imogene and her husband, Lev, are on their honeymoon cruise when Lev falls overboard.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The sailor was reported overboard on the aircraft carrier on Monday as the ship was transiting the Timor Sea, the Navy said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The three-part series, produced by Ample Entertainment and directed and exec produced by its founders Ari Mark and Phil Lott, delves into the cold case after Bradley was thought to have fallen overboard before her cruise ship docked at port, although a body was never found.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Imogene and her husband, Lev, are on their honeymoon cruise when Lev falls overboard.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The sailor was reported overboard on the aircraft carrier on Monday as the ship was transiting the Timor Sea, the Navy said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: over the side of a ship into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
go overboard for a new fad
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