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Overdog is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overdog in a sentence

Overdog meaning

someone who is dominant or has a significant advantage in their field

Using Overdog

  • The main meaning on this page is: someone who is dominant or has a significant advantage in their field
  • In the example corpus, overdog often appears in combinations such as: an overdog.

Context around Overdog

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

overnight 1×

Sentence patterns with Overdog

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as an overdog that one 1× into an overdog overnight 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

noble became so 1× step into seattle 1×

Common sentence endings:

an overdog overnight 1× store in manhattan 1×

Words around Overdog

Just before it in the word index:

overdoes 4 overdo 33 overdid 5 overdiagnosis 3 overdiagnosed 2 overdevelopment 19

Just after it in the word index:

overdoing 23 overdone 45 overdosage 2 overdose 731 overdosed 71 overdoses 249

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Overdog

  • In this selection, "overdog" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, overnight stand out and add context to how "overdog" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an overdog that one and into an overdog overnight. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overdog" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overdog

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Step into Seattle and suddenly this becomes a team that will turn into an overdog overnight. (16 words)

Noble became so identified as an overdog that one of the 1990s’ most popular romantic comedies, “You’ve Got Mail,” starred Tom Hanks as an executive for the “Fox Books” chain and as the owner of an endangered independent store in Manhattan. (42 words)

Longer example sentences

Noble became so identified as an overdog that one of the 1990s’ most popular romantic comedies, “You’ve Got Mail,” starred Tom Hanks as an executive for the “Fox Books” chain and as the owner of an endangered independent store in Manhattan. (42 words)

Step into Seattle and suddenly this becomes a team that will turn into an overdog overnight. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Step into Seattle and suddenly this becomes a team that will turn into an overdog overnight.

Noble became so identified as an overdog that one of the 1990s’ most popular romantic comedies, “You’ve Got Mail,” starred Tom Hanks as an executive for the “Fox Books” chain and as the owner of an endangered independent store in Manhattan.

Common combinations with overdog

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an overdog 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overdog" in a sentence?
An example: "Step into Seattle and suddenly this becomes a team that will turn into an overdog overnight." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "overdog" from authentic English texts.
What does "overdog" mean?
Overdog means: someone who is dominant or has a significant advantage in their field
How many example sentences with "overdog" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "overdog", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.