overfamiliarity

Example Sentences

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His biggest etiquette pet peeves include underdressing and overfamiliarity, especially in virtual settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The complaint said another doctor seemed to encourage that overfamiliarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Lydia’s overfamiliarity with Aaliyah — combined with Uche’s self-righteous reaction to Aaliyah’s confession of having cheated on a past boyfriend — led Aaliyah to flee the “experiment” and Uche.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

Just as the Impressionist paintings reproduced on my old dentist’s ceiling were enduring artworks reduced by overfamiliarity to kitschy cliches, the best nature documentaries deserve to be rescued from overfamiliarity.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2019

Glover, however, was a little anxious for the dignity of his patron, which appeared to him to suffer from the overfamiliarity of some of the members of the club.

From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington