overly
Example Sentences
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For Bhattacharya, both bond and money markets are overly hawkish on the Federal Reserve.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
I was looking at it purely through the lens of exposure—our portfolio was overly concentrated in large-cap, domestic stocks that have surged over the past several years—and so I needed to reduce risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Sam Sankar, senior vice president of programs for the legal nonprofit Earthjustice, which filed a brief in the case supporting Boulder, was not overly optimistic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Promising Young Woman” is not a compare-and-contrast film, where overly didactic morality coaching encourages the viewer to say, “Ah, yes, now I understand rape culture.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
But possibly either of these statements, without elaboration, can lead to an overly clear-cut line of conjecture.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
