throw overboard

Examples (10)

• They had to throw the excess cargo overboard during the severe storm.
• The captain decided to throw some barrels overboard to stabilize the listing vessel.
• If a man is found overboard, one should throw a lifebuoy overboard immediately.
• It's illegal to throw plastic waste overboard in many parts of the ocean.
• In old seafaring tales, mutineers would often throw their tyrannical captain overboard.
• She accidentally threw her sunglasses overboard while leaning too far over the railing.
• During the emergency, they were instructed to throw non-essential items overboard.
• The fishermen would throw back the smaller fish overboard to let them grow.
• To lighten the load, they began to throw bags of sand overboard.
• He watched sadly as the crew threw his cherished but broken sea chest overboard.