overachiever

Example Sentences

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Chicken, however, is omnipresent — the quiet overachiever of the protein world, endlessly adaptable and perennially in demand.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

If the bare minimum is enough for you to be seen and recognized for solid work, there might be no need to become an office overachiever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

You’re an overachiever, a Berkeley grad and former Groundlings member.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

If you’re going to be an overachiever, be one like Schuyler Peters.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

She’s in the one and only elective class she has all year, because she’s an overachiever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti