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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Some blame the problem on an overly aggressive Donald Trump, bent on expanding executive power beyond constitutional limits.
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Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Authenticity remains critical, as many consumers are quick to detect overly promotional content.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This data then gets shuffled together and presented in the form of overly technical metrics in confusing reports that fail to deliver any meaningful business risk indicators to leadership.
—Bob Ackerman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, likewise, seems focused more so on overly simplistic solutions, like firing the staff of FDA’s food center, than on altering the structures that have made those workers so inefficient.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Authenticity remains critical, as many consumers are quick to detect overly promotional content.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This data then gets shuffled together and presented in the form of overly technical metrics in confusing reports that fail to deliver any meaningful business risk indicators to leadership.
—Bob Ackerman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, likewise, seems focused more so on overly simplistic solutions, like firing the staff of FDA’s food center, than on altering the structures that have made those workers so inefficient.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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