How to Use go over in a Sentence

go over

verb
  • The ball went over the fence, didn’t touch the ground, feels like a home run.
    — Kevin Acee, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The film never goes over to the other side of the wall.
    — Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
  • He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
  • And then just go over the flow tree for where things are gonna go.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • So what’s the point of going over his past when he’s changed?
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • What underwear—and then what on earth goes over the top?
    — Sarah Harris, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The ball went over the hands of the outstretched Mountain View and into the net for a 1-0 Menlo lead.
    — Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Gillis’s act went over better in the context of the night’s sketches.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
  • After she was cast in the film Foster went over to Stoll’s house to spend time with her.
    — Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Pelicans have seen 38 of their 82 games go over the point total.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The family was told that Jesse had shrugged off his backpack and went over the rail.
    — John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Those unable to adapt are likely to be let go over time.
    — Stephen Miles, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The person with the closest guess, without going over, gets to play the next game.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
  • When the materials go over the ledge of the building, Yang-rae goes with them.
    — Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When the materials go over the ledge of the building, Yang-rae goes with them.
    — Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The next day this fellow sobered up and went over to apologize.
    — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • If one of us fell, there were plenty of rocks to grab before going over the edge.
    — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
  • Move over to this wall to read some Hall of Fame plaque copy, go over there to find out more about George Halas.
    — Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, 14 continued down the river and six have gone over the Emsworth Dam, the city said.
    — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Many people expect to see Flair go over in the contest and win the title.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Overall, eight of the last nine TEs against the Rams have gone over their receiving yards prop.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Oh, and if a speaker goes over time, they get cut off with the sound of banjo music.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2023
  • The young receiver has gone over 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The family went over to the home and did not initially find the freezer that night.
    — Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • These two teams just played on Monday, and Poole went over this number with 26 points.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Built in the late 1800s, it was supposed to be a synagogue, but when the project went over budget, it was bought by the city.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
  • This class will go over how to work with pie dough and some tips on how to use it for a few different desserts.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Rogers lost control on the curve and struck two curbs, went over the inner-circle and then off the road, hitting a tree.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • But the band's decision to postpone those shows didn't go over well with some fans.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • Draw details with a washable marker, then go over the lines with black paint.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023

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