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!”.
Recent Examples on the Web
The problem was that the crews often couldn’t decide whose goods to throw overboard into the water below.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
This means that users can simply program in a set of way points on a map, toss the vehicle overboard and leave it to its own devices, says Baker.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2024
Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were allegedly thrown overboard after the escapees from a Grenada prison hijacked their yacht and fled about 70 miles to the island of St. Vincent.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024
The incidents involved an elevator malfunction that killed a technician in 2018; an officer who fell overboard and died in 2019, who was not wearing a flotation device; and a tanker partly managed by Synergy that collided with a dredger, killing two seafarers.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The rangers told me some coyotes throw menstruating women overboard so the sharks won’t track the smell of blood on the boat.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The archeologists determined the guns were British six and nine-pound cannons the crew threw overboard based on their size, features and location, according to the release.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
To offset their extreme volume, keep everything above the waist more fitted, and don’t feel the need to go overboard on layers or accessories.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
At the time of the accident, all 13 people onboard were thrown overboard, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN.
—Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
This means that users can simply program in a set of way points on a map, toss the vehicle overboard and leave it to its own devices, says Baker.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2024
Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were allegedly thrown overboard after the escapees from a Grenada prison hijacked their yacht and fled about 70 miles to the island of St. Vincent.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024
The incidents involved an elevator malfunction that killed a technician in 2018; an officer who fell overboard and died in 2019, who was not wearing a flotation device; and a tanker partly managed by Synergy that collided with a dredger, killing two seafarers.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The rangers told me some coyotes throw menstruating women overboard so the sharks won’t track the smell of blood on the boat.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The archeologists determined the guns were British six and nine-pound cannons the crew threw overboard based on their size, features and location, according to the release.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
To offset their extreme volume, keep everything above the waist more fitted, and don’t feel the need to go overboard on layers or accessories.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
At the time of the accident, all 13 people onboard were thrown overboard, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN.
—Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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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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