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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Last week, a jet fell overboard when the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
According to the Sarasota Police Department, the operator was on his way back from a boat show April 28 when a larger vessel cut in front of his 26-foot boat, creating a wake that threw him overboard.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Additionally, John Clark, 44, of Cullman, Alabama, and Jeffrey Little, 62, of Brandon, Mississippi, were both thrown overboard during the incident and drowned, ALEA said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Just be careful not to go overboard when using a vitamin D supplement.
—Veronica Cristino and Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
According to the Sarasota Police Department, the operator was on his way back from a boat show April 28 when a larger vessel cut in front of his 26-foot boat, creating a wake that threw him overboard.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Additionally, John Clark, 44, of Cullman, Alabama, and Jeffrey Little, 62, of Brandon, Mississippi, were both thrown overboard during the incident and drowned, ALEA said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Just be careful not to go overboard when using a vitamin D supplement.
—Veronica Cristino and Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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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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