overanxious
Example Sentences
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I felt like we were overanxious parents that go to the doctor and then you get dismissed.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2022
When they arrived, their overanxious bus driver got so close to the building that the heat forced them to retreat some distance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
I struggle with depression at times, and as much as I try to be aware of how I am talking or acting, sometimes I get bitchy or overanxious about things.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2020
But an overanxious Reyes fouled off two pitches and then flailed at a pitch outside the strike zone against sputtering Dodgers reliever Chris Hatcher.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2017
‘Johnny,’ said Mr. Lorne, anxious and overanxious to please Mr. Adams, ‘start right out.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
