How to Use overtime in a Sentence
overtime
noun- They lost the game in overtime.
- The game went into overtime.
- I worked two hours of overtime last week.
- How much did you earn last month in overtime?
- He was doing a lot of overtime to save for his vacation.
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The Comets kept their hopes alive and got the game to overtime.
—Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
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More than half of the money came in the form of overtime, the records show.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit claims some of the work should’ve been paid at the overtime rate.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
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The Jets won the game on a walk-off punt return in overtime.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
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French missed two free throws late in the first overtime with the score tied at 59.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
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Price said much of this cost could be traced to overtime.
—Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
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Because over the past 17 years, the Aztecs own overtime.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
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This year, the NFL added new overtime rules where both teams will have the chance to possess the ball.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
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To fill the gaps, the county paid tens of millions in overtime last year.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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The Nets then jumped to 93-88 lead at the start of overtime, the Heat tired legs showing on the second night of the back-to-back set.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
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After hobbling to the bench, James was back on the court for overtime.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
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Scored the winning goal in the Four Nations Cup in overtime.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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The Nuggets climbed back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime for the second time in as many nights — and as many cities.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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One good thing about the match going overtime and then to PKs — by the end fans in the upper east stands were in the shade.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
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But Portland took their chances late and got it to overtime.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
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Colorado won the overtime coin toss and elected to give the ball to its offense first.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
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The Aztecs outscored Wyoming 8-4 in the third five-minute overtime period.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Cook went on to score five of the team’s nine points in overtime to win the final game of the season on their home court.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
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About a minute after his three-point play in overtime, Reaves poked away the ball from Kawhi Leonard.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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In overtime, the Patriots scored a walk-off touchdown to win the game, 34-28.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
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The game went to double overtime and Golden State lost.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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San Jose, trailing 3-0 in Game 7, scored four times on the power play and won in overtime.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2023
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In Olympic 3x3 basketball’s overtime, the first team to score two points wins.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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Draisaitl also scored the winning goal in overtime in Game 1.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Last night’s 5-1 win in Game 6 never had a chance of being close, a far cry from the early throes of this series which saw three overtime games.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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