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How to use the word overdrive in a Sentence?

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That is the person Ill remind the mainstream media -- who went into overdrive with a love fest of sorts for Kamala Harris,whenever it was announced that she was the vice presidential running mate of Joe Biden, its still, Joe, at the top of the ticket. So our strategy has always been to remind people about the incredible job that this president did with his first three-and-a-half years in office.

Eric Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Blaming an imaginary co-worker or house staff like :' I can't believe XXX didn't take the dishes out of the dishwasher !' or' XX is a such a loud worker !' breaks the tension, it breaks the tension, it's OK to laugh. We can't be in constant overdrive.

Melanie Katzman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Think our sisters have begun leaking like mad, scorned and worried and political, they're kicking in to overdrive.

Peter Strzok

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Once you have a child, your mind is never clear. It's always worried. I remember playing one match in Bali and I could see the nanny holding him (in a building overlooking the court) and I was like, 'The sun's like right there on top of him,' and I couldn't get that out of my mind, then I told the nanny that she couldn't come because if I saw or heard him, my mind went into overdrive. It's a learning experience because you figure out what works and what doesn't work.

Lindsay Davenport

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We knew about the drill, and you’d think you can prepare for this. But you see the shooter come in, you hear the shots being fired, it starts going through your mind, heart starts to race and you go into overdrive, i had no idea I would feel that way. Like I said, we knew it was coming.

Russ Teplitzky

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Washington has run amok. This President particularly has put it in hyper, overdrive -- the regulatory climate -- because he doesn't want to interact with elected officials. He wants to do things by executive order.

Jeb Bush on Tuesday

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Constantly having your heart on overdrive, it's not hard to figure out why that might cause heart attack and stroke.

Una McCann

Found on CNN
9 years ago

If your body no longer takes in high volumes of fat or sugar, then one day out of the blue you dump a load of fat and sugar in your body, physiologically your gastrointestinal tract will react, your gut enzymes as well as bile have to go into overdrive, as they have been quiescent. This is a hardship on the body and trust me, you'll pay for it with diarrhea, upset stomach, and bloating.

Pam Peeke

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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