How to Use overrepresented in a Sentence
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Samoans have become the most overrepresented group, per capita, in the NFL.
—Rob Ruck, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2019
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In the Senate, the least populous states are now more overrepresented than ever before.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2016
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The result is that over time, declining species can become overrepresented in the literature.
—Matthew D. Moran, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020
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Catholics are even more overrepresented in the judiciary.
—Peter Hammond Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021
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Without preferences, many white legacies would be replaced by white non-legacies — or by Asians, the overrepresented minority at the heart of the aforementioned lawsuit.
—Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 23 Sep. 2019
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While Latinos represented the largest portion of victims, Black people were the most overrepresented among victims when compared with the city’s overall population, the data show.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2021
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Women in New Zealand are overrepresented in low-wage industries.
—Kayla Webley Adler, Marie Claire, 23 July 2018
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One problem had been that certain record labels or label groups seemed overrepresented year in and year out, something that was especially noticeable in some of the classical categories.
—Randy Lewis, The Seattle Times, 27 Jan. 2018
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For one thing, there is almost certainly no more overrepresented group in media, at least in relation to the population, than center-right conservatives.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2021
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Even Asian American physicians, a group considered overrepresented in medicine, are much scarcer in orthopedics, making up just 6.7% of these specialists.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 13 Dec. 2021
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Many resources and networks exist for founders from overrepresented backgrounds that do not exist for those from underrepresented ones.
—Nik Milanovic, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
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Beneficiaries are even more overrepresented in the Southeast and central Appalachia.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 22 July 2017
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That probably means online multiplayer games are a bit overrepresented in our sample, while strictly single-player games might be undercounted.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 6 June 2017
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That disadvantage doesn’t exist in the Senate, but a related one does: Because the states have equal representation—two senators each—rural states are hugely overrepresented relative to those with larger, more dense populations.
—Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 29 Sep. 2017
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However, 23 percent were undecided, and the Wagner campaign said the survey’s sample overrepresented Democratic voters.
—Andrew Seidman, Philly.com, 15 June 2018
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The only two categories in which women were somewhat overrepresented were neurological conditions and musculoskeletal conditions.
—Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 3 July 2019
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Latino communities are still extremely overrepresented in coronavirus cases, representing 35% of all positive cases in Multnomah County despite only making up 11% of the population.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2020
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