overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: over the side of a ship or boat into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
3
: into discard : aside
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
He threw the fish overboard.
The boy fell overboard and almost drowned.
One of the sailors fell into the water, and someone shouted “Man overboard!”.
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In a statement shared with Jalopnik, the U.S. Coastguard said:
The Coast Guard assisted in the search for a man who fell overboard the cruise ship Icon of the Seas.
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Barbara maybe went a little bit overboard, and Sheryl eats that stuff up.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 May 2024
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Barbara maybe went a little bit overboard, and Sheryl eats that stuff up.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for overboard
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overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: over the side of a ship into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
go overboard for a new fad
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