overkill
Example Sentences
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Bill Plaschke’s and many Angel fans’ desire for Arte Moreno to sell his ownership of the Angels is an overkill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Calling it a “surgical procedure” is almost overkill.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
It’s not overkill; it’s future-you leaving breadcrumbs for next year’s you.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025
She left partly because she was ordering a lot of tests that seemed like overkill.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Recounted in numberless articles and books, the Maya collapse has become an ecological parable for green activists; along with Pleistocene overkill, it is a favorite cautionary tale about surpassing the limits of Nature.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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