Examples of oversea in a Sentence
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Ankara’s response has been to establish an oversea line from the Turkish port of Mersin to the Israeli port of Haifa.
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Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2013
It would be loaded onto tankers for oversea delivery to customers in Asia.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
Meanwhile, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge opened in China in 2011 as the longest oversea bridge, spanning 26 miles.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
That seems unlikely, but look for a reaction in the middle — a conventional attack on South Korean forces, more oversea ballistic missiles tests (perhaps headed toward Guam) or a cyber attack would all be plausible.
—James Stavridis, Time, 24 May 2018
Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2013
It would be loaded onto tankers for oversea delivery to customers in Asia.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
Meanwhile, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge opened in China in 2011 as the longest oversea bridge, spanning 26 miles.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
That seems unlikely, but look for a reaction in the middle — a conventional attack on South Korean forces, more oversea ballistic missiles tests (perhaps headed toward Guam) or a cyber attack would all be plausible.
—James Stavridis, Time, 24 May 2018
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“Oversea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversea. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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oversea
adjective or adverb
over·sea
ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
ˈō-vər-ˌsē
: overseas
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