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How to use over in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, noun

Over means finished; ended; concluded. Example: “The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.”

Examples of over by meaning

adjectiveFinished; ended; concluded.

  • The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.
  • The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.

adjectiveHopeless; irrecoverable.

  • We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.

adjectiveVisiting one's home or other location.

  • My sister's over for the week.

adjectiveHaving surmounted an obstacle.

  • The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.

adjectiveHaving an excess in a particular respect.

  • This steak is well over. (overcooked)
  • We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)

adjectiveSurplus to requirements.

  • I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.

adverbFrom one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".

  • That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?
  • I slid over to make room for him to sit down.
  • Please pass the chocolates over to me.

adverbAcross from one side of something to the other.

  • I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?

More sentences with over

  • The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.From the entry deal
  • He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.From the entry abdomen
  • England need a hundred runs, with twenty-five overs remaining. Game on!From the entry on
  • We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.From the entry today
  • Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.From the entry color
  • I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.From the entry in
  • The quotient ring over a maximal ideal is a field with a single zero element.From the entry zero
  • All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.From the entry five
  • Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.From the entry Irish
  • The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.From the entry umbrella
  • Good ranchers must continually keep watch over the health of their stock.From the entry stock
  • After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.From the entry consensus
  • Heavy rains have caused the dam's abutments to seep, raising concern over possible dam failure.From the entry abutment
  • The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.From the entry win
  • The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.From the entry kill
  • Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.From the entry small
  • It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.From the entry wound
  • Hi! I thought I'd come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.From the entry would
  • I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.From the entry see
  • My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.From the entry cube
  • Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.From the entry coin
  • They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.From the entry at
  • We were cruising along at well over the speed limit of fifty miles per hour.From the entry at
  • The neighbours got into an argument about the branches of the trees that extended over the fence.From the entry argument
  • The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.From the entry moon
  • The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.From the entry car
  • Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.From the entry jump
  • I played 18 holes yesterday. The second hole today cost me three strokes over par.From the entry hole

Meaning of over

  1. adjective Finished; ended; concluded.
  2. adjective Of a flower: wilting or withering.
  3. adjective Hopeless; irrecoverable.

Full definition of over

Questions about over in a sentence

How do you use over in a sentence?
Over is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.”
What is a short sentence with over?
“My sister's over for the week.”
What does over mean?
Over means finished; ended; concluded.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: over (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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