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.
• The Comets kept their hopes alive and got the game to overtime.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 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 Jets won the game on a walk-off punt return in overtime.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• French missed two free throws late in the first overtime with the score tied at 59.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
• Price said much of this cost could be traced to overtime.
  — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
• Because over the past 17 years, the Aztecs own overtime.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• This year, the NFL added new overtime rules where both teams will have the chance to possess the ball.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• To fill the gaps, the county paid tens of millions in overtime last year.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
• The Nets then jumped to 93-88 lead at the start of overtime, the Heat tired legs showing on the second night of the back-to-back set.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• The Nuggets climbed back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime for the second time in as many nights — and as many cities.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
• One good thing about the match going overtime and then to PKs — by the end fans in the upper east stands were in the shade.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
• But Portland took their chances late and got it to overtime.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
• Colorado won the overtime coin toss and elected to give the ball to its offense first.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• Cook went on to score five of the team’s nine points in overtime to win the final game of the season on their home court.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
• About a minute after his three-point play in overtime, Reaves poked away the ball from Kawhi Leonard.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The game went to double overtime and Golden State lost.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• San Jose, trailing 3-0 in Game 7, scored four times on the power play and won in overtime.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2023
• In Olympic 3x3 basketball’s overtime, the first team to score two points wins.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
• Yes, because of turnovers, the Heat got off only four shots in overtime.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
• The last three games went into overtime, with the Rangers winning Games 2 and 3 while the Panthers won Game 4.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• On the second play of overtime, Brice Hawkins ran 20 yards for the winning touchdown.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• Both of us worked full-time, often put in overtime, and had a long commute.
  — Marisa Kashino, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Oilers have won nine of their last 10 games with the only loss at home to Vegas, 4-3 in overtime.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• Boys basketball Mater Dei lost its season opener to Carlsbad in overtime.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
• The Bears scored a touchdown, secured a 2-point conversion, and successfully recovered an onside kick to make a field goal to tie the game, only to get the ball first in overtime, punt it away, and watch the Minnesota Vikings score for the win.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024