How to Use go overboard in a Sentence

go overboard

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• For a new boyfriend or girlfriend and don’t want to go overboard?
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2021
• Small males go overboard and big males plunge into the holding tank.
  — Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
• Don’t go overboard by barging ahead, come hell or high water.
  — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
• Roll up your sleeves and start pulling your weight -- just remember not to go overboard.
  — Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• His advice is to not go overboard to the point of standing out among your neighbors.
  — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 12 June 2020
• Buy things that reflect good taste, but don’t go overboard with spending and cause a tiff with your mate.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2020
• Oatmeal can be a safe choice, but try not to go overboard on the sugary toppings.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 6 Dec. 2022
• The proactive approach can go overboard, so be careful how far this goes.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Christian Bale's kids don't go overboard about their dad being in the movie biz.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022
• Don’t go overboard, though – keep in mind the reason people dropped out of this study early.
  — Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
• But you mozz be sure not to go overboard with this type of cheese—or any cheese variety, for that matter.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022
• While there is no problem buying one or even a few gift cards to lock in bonus rewards, don’t go overboard.
  — Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
• That last part is where things can really go overboard with a wine cask finish, but that’s not the case here at all.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
• Sprinkle facts and figures to support your claims but don’t go overboard on details.
  — Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• The sports talk world no doubt will go overboard talking up Sale’s performance.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2021
• But the salt component can be drying, so don't go overboard when applying it.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• Upgrade your dinner, offer a late-night snack, but don’t go overboard during cocktail hour.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
• Choose stripes in varying sizes and thicknesses, and don’t go overboard with them in your space (pun intended).
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
• Last but not least, be mindful to not go overboard with color altogether in the dining room.
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
• But now the city is cracking down on ones that some argue go overboard with flattering, flowery phrases.
  — Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Speaking of appetizers, don't go overboard on the main menu either.
  — Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021
• Remain on deck of the Good Ship Buffalo, but do not go overboard.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
• Runners can also go overboard on electrolytes during taxing runs.
  — Outside Online, 23 Mar. 2025
• My family drinks very little alcohol, while my ex’s friends and family are known to go overboard in this area.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2021
• The stack collapses indicate that cargo that did not go overboard may have also been damaged.
  — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
• But don't go overboard on that because that information overload burns people.
  — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
• Some of them go overboard on the finish, others seem like an attempt to mask or fix what might not actually be such a good whisky in the first place.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2025
• The Blues and Bortuzzo did not go overboard celebrating his rare goal.
  — Warren Mayes, Star Tribune, 3 May 2021
• Plan a variety of activities (paddling one day, hiking the next …), but don’t go overboard.
  — Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2020
• Less is More with Decor Lastly, don’t go overboard with decor in your farmcore space–simple is the name of the game here.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023