belaboring

Example Sentences

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It’s a quality-of-life issue for Italians; Mr. Tucci acknowledges it without belaboring the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

Too often, the belaboring rebounds and you crash back to earth as ungracefully as Peter Pan.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

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