overboard
Example Sentences
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According to the Associated Press, Meadows was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Boylan himself called in a Mayday at 3:14 a.m. and jumped overboard, which prosecutors described as abandoning ship.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
A major search operation is under way after a man was reported overboard from a P&O passenger ferry travelling between Larne and Cairnryan.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Market reaction, though, has been mixed with some investors worried spending has gone overboard.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The Aeneid was one thing—at least there were storms and ships being tossed and people being washed overboard.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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