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Example Sentences

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Providers say the regulator is now overly responsive to safeguarding alerts, or notifications, which then trigger inspections.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

AI’s tendency to overly agree with users was confirmed by a study published recently in the journal “Science.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

And they aren’t overly sweet, meaning they’re guaranteed to impress those who aren’t big on dessert.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“I see what happens to kids who are overly controlled,” says Jaffe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But when I thought about how often Rachel had pushed me to talk about my scroll—not to mention all the other times she’d been overly concerned with my image—it kind of made sense.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows