overplay

Example Sentences

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Wuttke expects Beijing to be a "subtle negotiator" and "cautious not to overplay their cards."

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

But it’s easy to overestimate and overstate the extent of their leverage, and it’s a hand they can overplay.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

The stark beauty of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic, part music hall romp, part abstract painting, was awakened in a production starring two gifted comics who didn’t overplay their slapstick hands, Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

"Certainly I can overplay it," the star declared.

From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Beach, Rex Ellingwood