overreact

Example Sentences

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“We advise investors not to overreact to headlines,” Edward Jones strategist Angelo Kourkafas said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Traders and strategists cautioned investors not to overreact to these early shifts.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“History suggests that the stock market is prone to overreact to major technological advances, even if the technology itself turns out to be revolutionary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

However, when macrophages overreact, they can trigger excessive inflammation that damages tissues instead of repairing them.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

I tried not to overreact anytime they reported making a new friend, though inwardly I was jubilant.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama