overshoot

Example Sentences

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BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said last week that more board members were concerned about the potential for prices to overshoot due to higher energy costs than about the downside risks to growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Parks, with just seconds to react, turned his jet toward the missile, an emergency tactic aimed at making the missile overshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

While overshoot -- temperature trajectories that go beyond 1.5C before coming back down -- is not a new concept in science, many leading climate figures have been uneasy talking about it.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

With global temperatures expected to exceed 1.5°C, the report -- produced by 160 scientists across 87 institutions in 23 countries -- urges governments to limit any temperature overshoot to prevent further irreversible changes.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Someone is there with a kidney dish, but I overshoot and hear liquid splash across the floor, splattering against the wall.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen