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

The Dodgers don’t want to get overanxious with their two-time All-Star and the 2016 NL Rookie of the Year who turns 25 in April.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2019

I’m not overanxious about the very idea of “using” a child to make a statement.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

He added, “Tricking the overanxious player is a deception as old as football itself.”

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2013

‘Johnny,’ said Mr. Lorne, anxious and overanxious to please Mr. Adams, ‘start right out.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes