On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Overdrive. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as action or apply and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Overdrive meaning
To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
Synonyms of Overdrive
Using Overdrive
- The main meaning on this page is: To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
- Useful related words include: action, apply, utilise, utilize.
- In the example corpus, overdrive often appears in combinations such as: into overdrive, in overdrive, overdrive and.
Context around Overdrive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overdrive
- In this selection, "overdrive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, turner, bass, tracing, mode, pedal and preset stand out and add context to how "overdrive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the rt overdrive mode and bachman turner overdrive continued without. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overdrive" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overdrive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Most important for the graphics is the RT Overdrive mode. (10 words)
Added a Ray Tracing: Overdrive preset which includes the Path Tracing technology. (12 words)
Then my brain went into overdrive thinking is graffiti art or vandalism? (12 words)
Kamloops increased its lead to 7-0 before the nine-minute mark of the second frame, and by then even the visiting team knew all the lyrics to the Blazers' Bachman-Turner Overdrive goal song. (35 words)
Fuzz bass (also called "bass overdrive") is a style of playing the electric bass that produces a buzzy, overdriven sound via a tube or transistor amp or by using a fuzz or overdrive pedal. (34 words)
The drummer and co-founder of rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, known for ’70s staples like “Takin’ Care Of Business,” “Let It Ride” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” — died Jan. (32 words)
Then my brain went into overdrive thinking is graffiti art or vandalism? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fuzz bass (also called "bass overdrive") is a style of playing the electric bass that produces a buzzy, overdriven sound via a tube or transistor amp or by using a fuzz or overdrive pedal.
Added a Ray Tracing: Overdrive preset which includes the Path Tracing technology.
Amy's personal life has also been in overdrive after the couple's massive success, with her being married, divorcing, and having two children during that time.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive continued without their original vocalist, recruiting Jim Clench to fill Randy’s shoes.
Bobby wants to get to know Joanna, while the reverend thinks he already does, his radar for fellow freaks going into overdrive whenever he sees her out on the town.
Clean-to-Overdrive Transitions: If your amp has a foot switch or channel switch button, practice switching between both channels on the fly.
It’s day 9 and the houseguests are playing in overdrive, there are lots of alliances and the house appears to be divided.
Jessica sent social media into overdrive after posting a cryptic message about her 'true friends'.
Kamloops increased its lead to 7-0 before the nine-minute mark of the second frame, and by then even the visiting team knew all the lyrics to the Blazers' Bachman-Turner Overdrive goal song.
Later, OverDrive app users were being asked to make the switch, too, with the goal of having most move to the newer Libby app by the end of 2022.
Lithium demand – and related could go into overdrive, especially with electric vehicle sales set to accelerate.
Most important for the graphics is the RT Overdrive mode.
Outside his Overdrive Sumo Headbutt and Sumo Smash, E. Honda can struggle against zoners, since he isn’t that quick when restoring to walking towards enemies.
Part of that is down to the continued major graphical updates and overhauls it has received, most notably the RT Overdrive mode.
Radio and television presented their own sets of challenges to young people, but social media has put those challenges into overdrive.
The Bank of Canada was on overdrive during the pandemic, printing about by purchasing financial assets like government bonds between March 2020 and 2022.
The drummer and co-founder of rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, known for ’70s staples like “Takin’ Care Of Business,” “Let It Ride” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” — died Jan.
Then my brain went into overdrive thinking is graffiti art or vandalism?
The report also said the rising costs of living, which have gone into overdrive since the pandemic, are hitting low-income people the hardest.
The tech industry underwent a wave of lay-offs after hiring went into overdrive during the pandemic.
Common combinations with overdrive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- into overdrive 51×
- in overdrive 12×
- overdrive and 11×
- overdrive to 5×
- overdrive pedal 4×
- bachman-turner overdrive 4×
- or overdrive 3×
- overdrive after 3×
- his overdrive 3×
- on overdrive 3×