overvalue

Example Sentences

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“In the abstract,” Mr. Epstein writes, “we often overvalue limitless freedom and choice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Purplebricks told us it doesn't overvalue properties and that while price reductions were once a target for rewarding staff, that was no longer the case.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

People tend to overvalue the tax break now versus the long-term consequences of a smaller benefit later, she says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The magazine, which has been publishing the ratings for decades, is responding to criticism that its rankings overvalue high-paying private-sector jobs.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos