overpriced

Example Sentences

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When the fans of an overpriced asset go from touting its benefits to attacking its critics, you can be fairly sure it’s becoming a bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A man who has spent more than £40,000 on football shirts believes the new England kit is overpriced for families.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The idea is the bond market will see buying from stock investors who move out of overpriced equities, while money that was supposed to go to private credit also will be redirected into bonds.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As witty as it is wise, McLeod’s play dives into the farcical realm of L.A.’s wildly overpriced real estate market while delivering genuine commentary about the sociopolitical dynamics that made it that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But to paraphrase Keynes: in the long run, we’ll all be broke, at least those of us who work for low wages and live in exorbitantly overpriced motels.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich