belaboring

Example Sentences

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Our critic said the show finds Ms. Worsley “once again boiling the past down to its essence, without belaboring the ironies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Without belaboring the point, Howe provides abundant evidence to the contrary, arguing that imperialistic expansion was in the very DNA of the young republic.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

The “Europera” essence is the paying attention to what is, rather than belaboring relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024

And rather than belaboring the past, Dorfman suggests considering how the event or misstep affected your child and your family in positive ways.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

Too many connectives can make it seem as if an author is belaboring the obvious or patronizing the reader, and it can give prose a pedantic feel.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker