How to Use overage in a Sentence

overage

1 of 2 adjective

• The players were banned from the league for being overage.
• The college has many overage students.
• This year, the second overage player to be traded was Evan Weinger.
  — Samantha Meese, OregonLive.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• Last year, Miles was an overage prospect in High A with a lengthy injury history.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• For the same period, Sprint will also waive roaming voice and text overage fees for its customers in those locations.
  — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 7 Sep. 2017
• Unlike Comcast, Charter does not enforce data caps or overage fees.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2018
• Those overage taxes are pooled together and divvied up among small-market teams receiving revenue-sharing payments.
  — Zach Buchanan, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2017
• Son has been given leave from his Premier League club to take part in Indonesia as one of three overage players that each team is allowed.
  — John Duerden, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2018
• When customers go over their limits and incur an overage fee, that revenue stream goes toward supporting the service provider’s operations.
  — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2017
• The school, founded in 2001, tries to help struggling, overage middle school students find joy in learning and get back on track toward high school graduation.
  — J.l. Kirven, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2019
• The outfielder will receive a $26 million signing bonus and the team will pay close to the same amount to Major League Baseball for overage taxes.
  — Paul Skrbina, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2017
• Other squads that are up against the cap—the Giants, Red Sox, and Nationals, to name a few—are leery of the financial hit that the overage tax will deliver.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 16 Dec. 2017
• The opening of multiple accounts or service plans in order to bypass any restrictions or overage charges set forth by DreamHost is grounds for termination of all services.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2017
• During and after Hurricane Irma, all South Florida cell providers also waived data, talk and text overage charges for customers.
  — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 22 Sep. 2017
• The company started metering online usage and charging overage fees for some customers last year and has been steadily expanding the practice across its 18 state territory.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 28 June 2017
• Since last July 2, the rebuilding Padres have been easily the biggest spender on overseas talent, committing about $80 million, including overage taxes, to dozens of prospects.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017

overage

2 of 2 noun

• They paid me back the overage.
• She kept track of the cost overages.
• Share or trade your excess plants or overage of seeds and bulbs.
  — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2022
• If there are problems, the firm is on the hook for overages or other costs.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
• Barring injuries, the overage here screams for a trade.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• Teams whose payrolls go above a certain level must pay an overage tax.
  — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2022
• But as dominant as the pass rush grew late, this was an A+ overage game.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
• Payments made through the drop box that result in an overage will be applied to the next tax bill.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2021
• Because of that overage, anyone who wants to open a bar can’t get a license from the state.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2019
• Add water to cover rice with a little overage in a pot (about one-and-a-half cups).
  — Lynn Jones Johnston, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
• At the time, that was considerable overage for us.
  — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
• All the primary providers have an overage alert feature that is simple to set up.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 July 2018
• Bayes also has exposed how catch overage numbers are juggled and often don’t add up.
  — Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021
• Any team that outspends their pool by 0 to 5 percent would have to pay a 75% take over the overage.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 July 2023
• The company is waiving talk, text and data overage charges during this time.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
• When the 2025 season ended, the Vikings faced a steep salary-cap overage.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Comcast notes that customers who go over the limit will receive a one-time credit waiving overage charges.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 Dec. 2021
• That’s where the overage is from, but the Avs will be more than happy to work around that issue next year if this group keeps winning.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
• The Rangers will either sign one of them below slot value or will agree to be an overage tax for exceeding their pool.
  — Dallas News, 27 July 2022
• If the growth exceeds 5 percent, the overage is paid for out of the village's general fund reserves.
  — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
• That’s usually enough for most households, though very heavy users may need unlimited options or risk overage fees.
  — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• When measuring shrink, companies tend to look at it on a net basis, factoring in both overages and shortages.
  — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
• The yardage needed will be determined by measurements, the size of any pattern in the fabric and an overage allowance.
  — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
• With current contracts, pending RFAs and the bonus overage, this is what the Stars have left.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
• But a February memo by the city’s budget director warned that still might not be enough to cover future overages.
  — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
• The vendors, happy for the business volume, sent the overages to one of numerous shell companies.
  — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2018
• Comcast began imposing the data cap and overage charges in some states in 2012.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2020
• Any budget overages could have a significant impact on users of the Dulles Toll Road.
  — Washington Post, 20 July 2019
• While an overage player in the WHL, Holinka was one of the better forwards in the league.
  — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
• Teachers and counselors are also able to receive overage pay when class sizes or average caseloads exceed the mutual goals laid out in the contract.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026