overplay

Example Sentences

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If Mr. Hoffman overplays him a bit, it’s purely out of love for this never-quit character.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

In a blistering review, critic Sowmya Rajendran slammed the film as "generic, exhausting and offensive," saying it hides tired cliches behind an "exotic" Kerala setting and a score that overplays the land's "foreignness."

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“Empire of Light” occasionally overplays its sentiment — a subplot involving an injured bird feels manufactured and contrived.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

It overplays the cultural, which is consequently made to represent the entire experience.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai