Explore Overhit through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Overhit meaning
To hit too far or too hard.
Using Overhit
- The main meaning on this page is: To hit too far or too hard.
- In the example corpus, overhit often appears in combinations such as: is overhit, an overhit.
Context around Overhit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overhit
- In this selection, "overhit" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cross and corner stand out and add context to how "overhit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ball was overhit and but just overhit the pass. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overhit" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overhit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pogba, Lukaku and Lingard combine but the latter's cross is overhit. (12 words)
Clever first-time cross for Mateta after Lerma broke clear – but just overhit the pass. (15 words)
Wilfred Ndidi gets down the right, but his cross is overhit and plonks on top of the Watford bar. (19 words)
He is off balance though and he can only manage an overhit cross back to the edge of the box that doesn’t find a West Ham shirt. (28 words)
A breakthrough did not look like coming until Sterling collected an overhit corner and the ball struck Ingason’s arm in his attempt to block the shot. (27 words)
Minamino scurries forward but can’t find an opening, before Lovren picks the ball up and looks again for the new recruit but the pass is overhit. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
Araujo cannot handle him and cannot again stop him from cutting inside and trying to bend into the far corner but his shot is overhit.
Clever first-time cross for Mateta after Lerma broke clear – but just overhit the pass.
He is off balance though and he can only manage an overhit cross back to the edge of the box that doesn’t find a West Ham shirt.
Watkins, Ramsey, douglaz Luiz, and Bailey all combined as they strung together a pass-and-move attack down the left, but the final ball was overhit.
A breakthrough did not look like coming until Sterling collected an overhit corner and the ball struck Ingason’s arm in his attempt to block the shot.
Minamino scurries forward but can’t find an opening, before Lovren picks the ball up and looks again for the new recruit but the pass is overhit.
Wilfred Ndidi gets down the right, but his cross is overhit and plonks on top of the Watford bar.
Pogba, Lukaku and Lingard combine but the latter's cross is overhit.
Common combinations with overhit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is overhit 4×
- an overhit 2×