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

But now, amid worry about affordability and a tone around college admissions that feels more about branding than learning, students like Mr. Lee are feeding a counternarrative to the privileged, overanxious jostle for prestige.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

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

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

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

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes