over·seas
ˈō-vər-ˌsēz 
1
: of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea
an overseas liner
2
: situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea
overseas installations
overseas immigrants
Examples of overseas in a Sentence
Adverb
The troops were sent overseas.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
In a similar vein, Japanese media startups and companies might express a desire to expand overseas, but their content continues to be local focused, with less thought and effort devoted to translating distinctly Japanese content to be easily consumed by international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The company sources parts from a network of domestic and overseas partners, which gives flexibility in meeting material and timing preferences.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
Among the Continental soldiers taken prisoner at the Battle of Trois-Rivières in Quebec in 1776, for instance, eighty-nine of two hundred told their redcoat captors they had been born overseas.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
In a similar vein, Japanese media startups and companies might express a desire to expand overseas, but their content continues to be local focused, with less thought and effort devoted to translating distinctly Japanese content to be easily consumed by international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The first Chinese naval escort task group was sent to the Gulf of Aden in 2008 to protect the country's shipping interests amid piracy while giving its sailors experience in overseas operations, the Pentagon said.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The company sources parts from a network of domestic and overseas partners, which gives flexibility in meeting material and timing preferences.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseas. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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