overplay

Example Sentences

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There's brilliance but there's also painful weakness - soft beginnings to Tests, panic when well on top, overplaying, error counts, poor discipline adding pressure, players going off script, chances butchered, lack of mental resilience.

From BBC

Here, even more than in the case of Burma, the author overplays his hand.

From The Wall Street Journal

We shouldn't overplay the significance of one council by-election.

From BBC

Unlike most child actors — and unlike his on-screen parents — he never overplays his big scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

Both of these factors suggest bank fears may be overplayed.

From Barron's