surfeit

Example Sentences

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As a businesswoman, a single mother and a highly sensitive human, Moore made it through life thanks to a surfeit of loving kindness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Any study of wars, poverty and other manmade crises shows us that humanity still suffers from a lack of empathy, not a surfeit.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025

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

From someone who had no place in the world, she had suddenly become someone with a surfeit of places.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman