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Example Sentences
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You may think Flintoff would benefit from the flying under the radar, however unlikely that may be, but Croft does not appear overly concerned by the attention that comes.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Airplane cabins’ lower humidity levels can diminish passengers’ ability to taste and smell, leaving light wines tasting like water, or highly acidic wines tasting sour and overly tangy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Often, a low put-call ratio is a sign that investors are overly ebullient and can thus be seen as a contrarian indicator, presaging a market retreat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ellison, in his bid for Warner Bros., has promised regulators that a combined Warner-Paramount studio would release 30 films a year — an amount that some experts believe is overly ambitious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This might all sound overly dramatic on my part, but everyone in the room is thinking the same thing on some level after seeing what Boy21 can do.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
