How to Use go over in a Sentence

go over

verb
  • The ball went over the fence, didn’t touch the ground, feels like a home run.
    Kevin Acee, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The film never goes over to the other side of the wall.
    Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
  • He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
  • And then just go over the flow tree for where things are gonna go.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • So what’s the point of going over his past when he’s changed?
    Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Landed off a jump, bars knifed, and took the bar to the gut while going over the bars.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 May 2025
  • That being said, the last two and four of the last six games have gone over the total.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • Gotch went over to him and started pulling him by his hair.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 June 2025
  • That led to her being benched, which did not go over well.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • What underwear—and then what on earth goes over the top?
    Sarah Harris, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The ball went over the hands of the outstretched Mountain View and into the net for a 1-0 Menlo lead.
    Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Gillis’s act went over better in the context of the night’s sketches.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
  • After she was cast in the film Foster went over to Stoll’s house to spend time with her.
    Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Pelicans have seen 38 of their 82 games go over the point total.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Her two-toned, black and white dress featured an arch that went over her head.
    Janelle Ash , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
  • The family was told that Jesse had shrugged off his backpack and went over the rail.
    John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Skirts went over jeans; sweatshirts went around my waist.
    Carla Sosenko, Vogue, 8 May 2025
  • Those unable to adapt are likely to be let go over time.
    Stephen Miles, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The person with the closest guess, without going over, gets to play the next game.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
  • When the materials go over the ledge of the building, Yang-rae goes with them.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When the materials go over the ledge of the building, Yang-rae goes with them.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Hold the trigger to spray water over the stain, then go over the area a second time to extract.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
  • Plaster bandages, the type used in bone-setting casts, go over the glop.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The next day this fellow sobered up and went over to apologize.
    Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • If one of us fell, there were plenty of rocks to grab before going over the edge.
    Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
  • Move over to this wall to read some Hall of Fame plaque copy, go over there to find out more about George Halas.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, 14 continued down the river and six have gone over the Emsworth Dam, the city said.
    Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Many people expect to see Flair go over in the contest and win the title.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Overall, eight of the last nine TEs against the Rams have gone over their receiving yards prop.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Odin's head is actually upside down, under the outstretched paws, one of which goes over his back paw, under the end of his tail.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025

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