How to Use overplay in a Sentence

overplay

verb

• He overplayed the death scene.
• The network news overplayed the story just to get good ratings.
• Metaphors abound, but Biancheri doesn’t overplay her hand on that front.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021
• At the very least, Senate Democrats overplayed their hand.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2018
• Grace had overplayed her hand in having him sacked, and the army rolled into Harare.
  — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
• The pedigree part of this plan has already been overplayed.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2020
• Wright overplays the run, safety Hill drifted too far right and can’t catch up and just like that, the game is tied.
  — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2019
• But there’s lots of businesses for which that kind of risk is overplayed.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 12 July 2019
• Churchill also seemed to think that the telegrams overplayed the duke’s involvement with the Nazis.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017
• But not all is lost, because Rapchinksi has overplayed his hand.
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 15 May 2023
• Matthew Lillard overplays his smaller role and in the process spoils what was meant to be a major twist.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
• Casey instructed the team to overplay the 3-point line; let the Hornets have two points, but don’t give up a 3-pointer.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2019
• On the other hand, Democrats are in danger of overplaying their hand.
  — William A. Galston, WSJ, 10 July 2018
• In business as well as in fashion, Kendall has overplayed his hand.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2019
• Also, there is a chance that Democrats may overplay their hand on Kavanaugh.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
• Sproles was so good at running that Texas route, that teams would start to overplay that, and so what did Norv do?
  — Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 19 Jan. 2018
• The companies overplayed the drug’s safety from the outset, Oldani says.
  — Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2020
• But, the cynic in me can’t help but note that the Iran connection was overplayed last winter.
  — Noah Shachtman, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2008
• The biggest issue, though, is that too much of the performance is overplayed.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
• In this show, some of them work well — there is a lot of talent in the very ample ensemble — but a few feel overplayed.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• Something tells me that this is a classic case of overplaying one’s hand.
  — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 12 Feb. 2018
• In this snappy jousting of words and egos, everyone in the cast has a license to overplay.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• One persistent worry on Wall Street is that the Fed will overplay its hand.
  — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 16 Oct. 2023
• Most of those 2s are on rim attacks as defenses overplay to limit the long ball.
  — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2021
• Romero has overplayed his hand, but Usher isn't going to do anything about it yet.
  — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2017
• With a safety’s support allowing him to overplay the out route, the corner made a terrific play to snag the ball near the line.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
• The party overplayed its hand by trying to pin the blame on Kurz, then joined forces with the arch-rival Freedom Party to bring him down.
  — Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
• Steffen, to his credit, didn't overplay the collapse theme.
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2013
• There was never under-playing it or overplaying it with Sutherland: There was just what made sense for the character and the story.
  — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
• When the characters are more mature and confident in the show’s abruptly different second half, that shift in attitude is lost because of how overplayed the first half was.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024