overpraise
Example Sentences
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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
Mayan mothers don’t overpraise, and their kids retain internal motivation much better?
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2021
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
The blowback from that tweet was such that Netflix has altered its methods a little, now opting for slightly ironic overpraise over outright sniffiness.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2019
The Master said, Of the men that I meet, whom do I cry down, whom do I overpraise?
From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur
