Over example sentences
Related (12): above, across, beyond, through, finished, complete, excessive, covering, throughout, overcome, overlook, overtake
"Over" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- get over
- go over
- over and over
- over the moon
- over budget
- over time
- over the top
- over the hill
- all over
- over again
- bend over
- blow over
- hand over
- take over
- think over
Examples by Level
A1
- The ball went over the wall.
- She jumped over the puddle.
- We walked over the bridge.
A2
- He spilled coffee all over his shirt this morning.
- The plane flew over the mountains and everyone looked out the window.
- By the time I got over my cold, winter was almost finished.
B1
- Looking back over the past year, I realize how much has actually changed.
- She kept going over the same argument in her head, but it didn't help.
- The meeting ran over by forty minutes, and nobody seemed to care anymore.
B2
- There's a tendency to gloss over difficult conversations in families, and it usually catches up with you.
- He'd been turning the decision over in his mind for weeks, weighing things that couldn't really be weighed.
- Once you get over the initial awkwardness, the new job becomes manageable.
C1
- The scandal had cast a shadow over the institution for years, and no amount of reform seemed to fully dispel it.
- She found herself brooding over the distinction between what she'd wanted and what she'd actually chosen.
- What appears, on the surface, to be a simple disagreement often masks tensions that run far deeper — tensions that people have been sweeping over for decades.
C2
- There's something peculiarly human about the way we obsess over moments we can't change, as if repetition might somehow alter the past.
- He'd spent so long running over the details of that conversation that the original meaning had dissolved entirely, leaving only the shape of his own anxiety.
- The tendency to gloss over inconvenient truths — not out of malice, but out of a kind of exhausted pragmatism — is perhaps what defines our era.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- My kid spilled juice all over the kitchen floor and just walked away like it wasn't his problem.
- I've been going over the grocery list three times and I still forget something every single time.
- The neighbor's cat jumped over the fence again and knocked over my plant.
💼 Workplace
- The project deadline is over and honestly, I'm just relieved it's done.
- My manager keeps going over the same feedback in every meeting — we get it.
- Someone left their lunch in the office fridge and it's been sitting over there for a week.
📊 Business
- Sales went over target this quarter, which means the team actually gets their bonus.
- We need to go over the contract one more time before signing with the new vendor.
- The budget overruns have piled up, and now we're over by nearly thirty percent.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- These jeans cost way over what I wanted to spend, but they actually fit.
- I've been going over the reviews for this mattress for days and they're all over the place.
- The price went over my budget, so I'm looking at the cheaper version instead.
✈️ Travel
- The flight was delayed, so we ended up getting over to the hotel at midnight.
- I'm going over my packing list one more time because I always forget something important.
- The hotel charges went over what the company said they'd reimburse, so I'm out some money.
📚 Education
- The teacher went over the exam answers, and I realized I'd misunderstood half the questions.
- My daughter's been stressing over her grades all semester, but they came out fine.
- The lecture ran over by twenty minutes, so we missed the break.
❤️ Relationships
- We finally got over the fight we had last month, and things feel normal again.
- He keeps bringing up something I said years ago — I don't know how to get him to move over it.
- She was going over old photos when I walked in, and I could tell she was thinking about her ex.
📰 News / Politics
- The scandal has dominated the news cycle for weeks, and people are clearly not over it yet.
- Politicians keep going over the same talking points instead of addressing the actual problem.
- The election results came in over the weekend, and the turnout was higher than expected.
💻 Technology
- The software update went over budget and missed the deadline by two months.
- I've been going over the settings on this new phone and there are way too many options.
- The server went down, and it took them hours to get everything back over and running.
📝 Formal Writing
- The analysis presented herein goes over the key findings from the previous fiscal year.
- Upon reviewing the data, it became evident that expenditures had gone over the projected allocation by a significant margin.
- The committee will go over all submitted proposals before making a final determination.