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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Adverb
Most perpetrators operate overseas, and the FBI rarely intervenes unless the financial loss crosses a high threshold.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Lines can easily be crossed when a product is available overseas and practitioners can get their hands on it online, even if it’s not approved for use in the United States.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Long viewed as slow, politically entangled institutions, public lenders rarely make headlines for record profits or overseas expansion — but the Dominican Republic’s 83-year-old Banco de Reservas is doing both.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
As of now, there’s no word about additional overseas dates.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseas. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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