How to Use overrated in a Sentence

overrated

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• Can Trae Young avoid the overrated chants and help the Hawks eke out a win?
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• In this case, the bench dip is the overrated move in question.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 23 June 2022
• In the past, the Lakers would have been deep on the trade talks for overrated Bradley Beal.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
• The crowds descend, the tourists add it to their lists; then, inevitably, come cries that the place is overrated.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
• Of the dozens of hormones found in the human body, oxytocin might just be the most overrated.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2023
• What’s the most overrated idea or trend in music right now?
  — Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2021
• Sacks, Macdonald said in the middle of the year, were an overrated stat.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
• Field of Dreams was his pick for most overrated baseball movie, and The Sandlot was his favorite for kids.
  — Savannah Walsh, ELLE, 1 Nov. 2022
• Here’s what Burns had to say about his hometown (Las Vegas), the most overrated cocktail of all time, and tips for ladies and gents on dates.
  — Clayton Sealey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
• To be fair, the narrative of whether a team is spending enough cash can be a little overrated.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• Most of Auburn’s coaching staff has checked out, but something says that Ole Miss is a little overrated.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 13 Oct. 2022
• Many health experts believe the risk of cancer from PCBs is overrated.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
• For the author Laura van den Berg, living in a place with seasons is overrated.
  — Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
• Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall escape their stuffy wine and cheese party to join the rest of the gang in da club, proving that growing up is overrated.
  — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
• Rest, sleep, off days, a chance to heal bumps and bruises, an opportunity to refresh the mind and soul — all overrated.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• But the biggest truth gets buried: Money is the most overrated factor in politics.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
• Sometimes, the past is overrated, and the present underrated.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Berhalter’s critics will say culture is overrated or easy to create, but neither of those things are true.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Is being Gophers men's basketball coach a good job, hard job, great job, overrated job, or something in the middle?
  — Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• This is why the overrated HBO series Succession is so appalling.
  — Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
• The site picked cornerback Byron Murphy as the team's most overrated player.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
• Survivor: The Australian Outback An overrated season in my book.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
• Survivor: The Australian Outback An overrated season in my book.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 May 2023
• New Jersey showed that the experience (or lack thereof) factor is overrated; the Devils went down 0-2 in the series against the Rangers, made adjustments and took off in the series.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
• And the most overrated haircut is definitely the K-pop middle part that everyone has, that every Asian person has to get now.
  — Allure Editors, Allure, 15 July 2021
• Calling an artist underrated is kind of overrated at this point, but enough people have slept on Ware to warrant the description.
  — Alex Suskind, EW.com, 27 June 2020
• The Dolphins do not have a player rated in the 90s, leaving their top Madden representative to be the overrated Byron Jones at 88.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2020
• Marcus Epps from the Philadelphia Eagles was the most overrated.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2023
• You're allowed to think the iconic director is a bit overrated—and you are perfectly entitled to that wrong opinion.
  — Jacob Linden, Men's Health, 29 June 2023
• In recent memory, has there been a more overrated quarterback than Matthew Stafford?
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024