overpraise

Even last year,, external Chappell, rarely one to overpraise English batting, grouped Crawley with Root and Harry Brook as England's key Ashes batters.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Orwell and Hardwick present the “gross” overpraise as calculated; I think it usually is not.

From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2018

This manages to both overpraise and insult his team all at once, very impressive.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2015

Tortorella was reluctant to overpraise Kreider last spring, when Kreider scored more playoff goals than any other N.H.L. player who had yet to make his regular-season debut.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2013

There are episodes of excellent excitement in it; notable amongst these being the race on the Godstone Road, which is done with a swing and passion not easy to overpraise.

From My Contemporaries In Fiction by David Christie Murray

Maybe even 20 years, so as to weed out the overpraised clunkers, elevate the overlooked gems and ensure that the winners truly stand the test of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

Woe unto the poet who is overpraised in his lifetime.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

I couldn’t understand why she was so wildly overpraised for doing things like hugging a sick boy, or why her being on a boat with a man was fascinating.

From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2020

The crop of lackluster new musicals — including the overpraised Tony winner, “Hadestown” — provided further evidence of a commercial theater in creative flux.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2019

The Yorks had a pleasantly comfortable home life, and Ronnie, overloved and overpraised by his parents and a worshipful younger sister, was the adored center of it.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

“To act like it’s the first great foldable in ages is just overpraising Apple,” said the 35-year-old Fresno, Calif., stay-at-home dad, “because everyone else is doing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Yet there is a risk of overpraising her merits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

I learned my lesson after overpraising one of your stories and having you protest that I always loved everything you did.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021

On this week’s episode, Steve Lickteig joins Rebecca and Gabe to answer questions from listeners on toxic masculinity and overpraising preschool teachers.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2018

With Aunty Uju, they hovered and groveled, curtseying deeply as they greeted her, overpraising her handbag and shoes.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie