How to Use overseas in a Sentence

overseas

1 of 2 adverb
  • The troops were sent overseas.
  • Just three of them were held overseas.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
  • That means time spent overseas.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The rosters have been overseas for quite a while.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Odin lost a leg and teeth when he was hit by a brick during their time overseas.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • Sony has made great strides with its anime business overseas.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Life overseas is not all beach chats and friendly neighbors, though.
    — Yucheng Tang, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
  • Even where breeding still thrives, many of our best horses get shipped overseas.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Taremi was among the nine players who have been a part of clubs overseas this year.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Every team, every year, will play one game overseas.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some may have now traveled overseas, the ministry said.
    — ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • These clothes get sent overseas, or across the border, or just somewhere where they can be dumped.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • My daughter recently moved to a big city overseas for a job.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Why did the transaction show up overseas?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The Chiefs were not one of the teams selected to play overseas this fall.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • But not everyone can make the trek overseas to hoist a Maßkrug (beer stein).
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Kostic is one of the best shooters coming from overseas.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pair often travel overseas too.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Nobody gets more heat overseas than Black women.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • The Browns hope Gabriel can give the offense a spark and lead them to a win overseas.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Many large-scale scams operate overseas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Sunscreens made with bemotrizinol have been available overseas for many years.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 June 2026
  • Steadman doesn’t fly overseas much anymore.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 May 2026
  • The power forward has built a steady career overseas.
    — Pj Green april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Season 4 picks up the next day, with Sully still overseas.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Is the stock prone to gaps because of the regular impact of a lot of news flow from overseas?
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And now, he’s taken off on another trip overseas.
    — ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • This has been a huge hit overseas for Korean music fans as well.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Our service overseas is part of our history.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Tip Toe has been widely acclaimed overseas.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

overseas

2 of 2 adjective
  • Some are overseas to keep tabs overnight.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The first brands to sign on are all overseas phone makers.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
  • Lopez is one of the top overseas players in the class.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
  • Not all overseas schools are as subtle.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, overseas spending made up only a third.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But this is no ordinary overseas trip.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • That’s the first time this season that an overseas game didn’t clock the lowest total.
    — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • If the overseas vote were excluded, the result would flip.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The goal of these maps was to help make consumers in the States aware of the overseas locales.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • The whole overseas series (oversea-ries?
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Fans who had flown in from overseas mixed with elder segments of the local glitterati.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Will the Chicago Bears have an overseas game next season?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The scheme often began in overseas call centers.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Leapmotor does not break out monthly overseas sales.
    — Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The overseas restaurant has a similar green logo with serif font.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Tea brands and toy retailers have also grown their overseas networks.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The value of an overseas role often depends on timing.
    — Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • Vietnam is now Joy Group’s top overseas market.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 June 2026
  • Local producers have resources that the overseas groups may not.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The Black Eyed Peas are heading out on an overseas tour in June.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The legal battle is one reason the overseas wealthy remain wary of the program.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • The influx of overseas talent will be different next year, which could push him lower in the draft.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • He was panned by critics for his performance at an overseas news conference.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • From soaring gas prices tied to overseas conflict to a fatal Roseville crash.
    — Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
  • Those summers spent at the camp in France were not the friends’ only overseas trips together.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Lloyd was finishing up his overseas career and needed a landing spot.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The trip marks the British royal’s first overseas visit since her cancer treatment.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • Military and overseas voters are also held to the same deadline.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Summer is here, which means weekend trips, overseas getaways, and endless packing lists.
    — Julia Fields, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Then there is the overseas competition.
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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