oversell
Example Sentences
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There’s no need to oversell it.
“We’re not trying to over-hype or oversell something we can’t deliver.”
As a period piece, it doesn’t oversell the era.
From Los Angeles Times
OK, maybe that’s a sensational oversell — but his latest character knows that news stories need a hook to draw readers in fast.
From Los Angeles Times
Olsen: But when you see that moment in the script, in particular that very distinctive two-word phrase — your delivery of it is so fantastic because you don’t oversell the line.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
