Examples of overshoot in a Sentence
The plane overshot the runway.
Sometimes we overshoot our time limits.
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Globally, phosphorous use is expected to double, overshooting the safe planetary boundary.
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Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the latest data, the average man in the United States is overshooting the federal protein recommendation by more than 55 percent and the average woman by more than 35 percent.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
One aspect to this bounce-back dynamic is that, when a dramatic sell-off happens, some stocks can overshoot to the downside because investors and traders are selling first and asking questions later.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Pilots can carry out go-arounds if there is a sudden shift in the wind, an obstruction on the runway or the aircraft was inadvertently overshooting the runway.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the latest data, the average man in the United States is overshooting the federal protein recommendation by more than 55 percent and the average woman by more than 35 percent.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
One aspect to this bounce-back dynamic is that, when a dramatic sell-off happens, some stocks can overshoot to the downside because investors and traders are selling first and asking questions later.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Pilots can carry out go-arounds if there is a sudden shift in the wind, an obstruction on the runway or the aircraft was inadvertently overshooting the runway.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshoot. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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overshoot
verb
over·shoot
ˌō-vər-ˈshüt 
overshot
-ˈshät
; overshooting
; overshooting
1
: to miss by going beyond
the plane overshot the runway
2
: to shoot over or beyond
overshot the target
Medical Definition
overshoot
noun
over·shoot
ˈō-vər-ˌshüt
: a rapid change in electrical potential and reversal of polarity that occurs during an action potential when a cell or tissue is stimulated
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