Examples of overly in a Sentence
These directions are overly complex.
She's overly sensitive to criticism.
They didn't seem overly concerned about the problem.
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There is a condition that some have labeled celebrity worship syndrome, defining it as an obsessive-addictive disorder where people become overly involved with celebrities’ personal lives.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The conventional chain-of-thought is a bit overly loose and inadvertently allows AI to wander and be verbose.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Dumezweni makes Mensah believable as both a thoughtful leader and an overly anxious empath prone to panic attacks.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 May 2025
But Zhang believes there’s no need to be overly pessimistic.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The conventional chain-of-thought is a bit overly loose and inadvertently allows AI to wander and be verbose.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Dumezweni makes Mensah believable as both a thoughtful leader and an overly anxious empath prone to panic attacks.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 May 2025
But Zhang believes there’s no need to be overly pessimistic.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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