surfeit

Example Sentences

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But this spring holds a surfeit of Scripture-inspired scripted alternatives.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Colleges are graduating a surfeit of young people who lack hard or even soft skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The beauty industry is currently in a protracted slump that’s been attributed to everything from post-pandemic skincare fatigue to a surfeit of choice that makes brand loyalty a thing of the past.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025

In fact, the reviewer found Whale "the liveliest natural new personality to turn up on TV for ages", saying he possessed "a surfeit of punch and charisma".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

The letter itself was virtually endless in length, overwritten, teaching, repetitious, opinionated, remonstrative, condescending, embarrassing—and filled, to a surfeit, with affection.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger