overbearingly

Example Sentences

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It is — skillfully, entertainingly and at times almost overbearingly so.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

Not typical of a New York style, but I don’t find it overbearingly sour.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022

When hijacked by the Master’s control rooms, they burn an effulgent pink, so overbearingly bright that they become mesmerizing.

From The Verge • Dec. 2, 2019

On my daily walks I would hear a man with an overbearingly loud voice--he was audible from a hundred yards away.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2018

“I have to, because I’m going to be a little . . . overbearingly protective over the next few days — or weeks — and I wouldn’t want you to think I’m naturally a tyrant.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer