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.
• The Comets kept their hopes alive and got the game to overtime.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
• More than half of the money came in the form of overtime, the records show.
  — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
• The lawsuit claims some of the work should’ve been paid at the overtime rate.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
• The Jets won the game on a walk-off punt return in overtime.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• French missed two free throws late in the first overtime with the score tied at 59.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
• Price said much of this cost could be traced to overtime.
  — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
• Because over the past 17 years, the Aztecs own overtime.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• 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
• To fill the gaps, the county paid tens of millions in overtime last year.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
• 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
• After hobbling to the bench, James was back on the court for overtime.
  — Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
• Scored the winning goal in the Four Nations Cup in overtime.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
• 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
• 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
• But Portland took their chances late and got it to overtime.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
• Colorado won the overtime coin toss and elected to give the ball to its offense first.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• The Aztecs outscored Wyoming 8-4 in the third five-minute overtime period.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
• 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
• 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
• In overtime, the Patriots scored a walk-off touchdown to win the game, 34-28.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• The game went to double overtime and Golden State lost.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• 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
• In Olympic 3x3 basketball’s overtime, the first team to score two points wins.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
• Draisaitl also scored the winning goal in overtime in Game 1.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
• 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