How to Use overtime in a Sentence

overtime

noun
  • They lost the game in overtime.
  • The game went into overtime.
  • I worked two hours of overtime last week.
  • How much did you earn last month in overtime?
  • He was doing a lot of overtime to save for his vacation.
  • Gave us a chance there in overtime.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Oden got a fourth foul late in the first overtime.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Free throws forced a third overtime.
    — Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And that one came in a game that went to overtime.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • An overtime or shootout win will be worth two points.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Shesterkin made five saves in overtime.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Here's where overtime changes the math, though.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • The Fever went on to lose in overtime.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • The Sabres took the overtime loss.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The city that works is now into overtime.
    — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • The Comets kept their hopes alive and got the game to overtime.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Mammen made two more field goals in overtime.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Both teams made their first field-goal attempts in overtime.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • His laser of a wrist shot beat Hart to send the game to overtime.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • There's little choice but to pay overtime.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • And through that time, overtime has improved.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • More than half of the money came in the form of overtime, the records show.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims some of the work should’ve been paid at the overtime rate.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
  • The teams played chess the rest of the way, dragging the game in overtime.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Wild won the last matchup 3-2 in overtime.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • French missed two free throws late in the first overtime with the score tied at 59.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The Kings won 4-3 in overtime in the last matchup.
    — ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The teams stayed within two points of each other in overtime.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Four of the seven games also went to overtime.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Closer games are better than blowouts, and overtime is best of all.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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