inordinate

Example Sentences

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Fish spends an inordinate amount of time thinking about that hallway.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are now free of that inordinate fear of communism which once led us to embrace any dictator who joined us in that fear,” he announced four months into his presidency.

From Seattle Times

“Your department has spent an inordinate amount of money preparing for impeachment proceedings,” Senator Mike Lee of Utah said.

From New York Times

Consequently, the press spends an inordinate amount of time trying to prove it's not guilty of Liberal Media Bias.

From Salon

Getting to watch Yeoh and Quan destroy bad guys after a year in which Asian Americans were subject to inordinate amounts of violence and hate also offered some gratification.

From Washington Post