overpraise

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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

Maybe the highest compliment came from Bob Gibson, never one to overpraise: “As a rule, I’m reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2019

But it’s possible to care too much for order, cool and elegance, to overpraise the magician’s sleight of hand and miss the trick itself.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019

I stopped listening to the episodes that featured celebrities, which often felt like stops on press junkets, full of overpraise for the guest’s “work.”

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

We naturally think of the Abbey Theatre when we speak of these things, and as the Abbey work has certainly suffered from overpraise we may correct it by comparison with Shakespeare.

From Principles of Freedom by MacSwiney, Terence J. (Terence Joseph)