Overtimes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Overtimes meaning
plural of overtime
Using Overtimes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of overtime
- In the example corpus, overtimes often appears in combinations such as: four overtimes, the overtimes, two overtimes.
Context around Overtimes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overtimes
- In this selection, "overtimes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, four, two, minute, passed, ended and sending stand out and add context to how "overtimes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 minute overtimes will be and five minute overtimes before settling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overtimes" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overtimes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then, the way we played in the overtimes was really great. (11 words)
The overtimes ended with no clear winner so the teams went to penalty kicks. (14 words)
The score remained tied through two overtimes, sending fans from both teams into a frenzy. (15 words)
The coach believed his fitness level shined in the overtimes – the first OT was their best period of the game – but he did think that some of the miscues they made in the game, both with and without the puck, could have been the result of mental fatigue. (48 words)
Senior workhorse running back Austin Norton has amassed 229 yards and four scores on the ground for Wilmot, including a game-winning in four overtimes to knock off Kenosha Bradford. (30 words)
Oklahoma’s 53-45 victory in four overtimes — the season’s longest so far — didn’t need to be a period away from flirting with a five-hour game. (29 words)
Example sentences (14)
In 5A, Roman Catholic lost to Maryland power DeMatha Catholic in five overtimes; however, the Cahillites only dropped one spot.
Stefan Noesen scores a third-period goal for the Hurricanes in their 3-2 loss to the Panthers in four overtimes.
The Trojans defense held off East Catholic and the two overtimes passed with both teams having chances, but neither was able to score.
Oklahoma’s 53-45 victory in four overtimes — the season’s longest so far — didn’t need to be a period away from flirting with a five-hour game.
At Bath Sept. 17, the Panthers and Shipbuilders battled through two 40-minute halves and two five-minute overtimes before settling for a stalemate.
The coach believed his fitness level shined in the overtimes – the first OT was their best period of the game – but he did think that some of the miscues they made in the game, both with and without the puck, could have been the result of mental fatigue.
Then, the way we played in the overtimes was really great.
The overtimes ended with no clear winner so the teams went to penalty kicks.
The score remained tied through two overtimes, sending fans from both teams into a frenzy.
The Vikings and Raiders battled at the Diamond State Classic on Dec. 29, and that game needed three overtimes before St. Elizabeth won by 10.
It’s tough to move up in the league’s best division, especially with so many teams to leapfrog and so many overtimes creating three-point games.
Senior workhorse running back Austin Norton has amassed 229 yards and four scores on the ground for Wilmot, including a game-winning in four overtimes to knock off Kenosha Bradford.
Wyoming has played three-straight overtimes, and six this season to lead the nation, as UW has gone 6-0 in extra time this season.
In case of a tied game after the overtime, multiple 20-minute overtimes will be played until a team scores, which wins them the match.
Common combinations with overtimes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: