over-the-hill

adjective

ˌō-vər-ṯẖə-ˈhil How to pronounce over-the-hill (audio)
Synonyms of over-the-hillnext
1
: past one's prime
2
: advanced in age

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Examples of over-the-hill in a Sentence

the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip
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Pratt looks like an over-the-hill fighter who took and threw a bunch of punches in the ring and is coming back out for the 12th round. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 May 2026 The value of superstars Matthews and Nylander aren’t over-the-hill stars either. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Robert Duvall played over-the-hill country singer Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Catherine was the queen of self-abusing, hard-living, and heading-over-the-hill entertainment veterans — women who were trapped behind a façade of slick showbiz tics that barely covered the active volcano of psychosis bubbling right under their surface. — Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for over-the-hill

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of over-the-hill was in 1946

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“Over-the-hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-hill. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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