overacted

Example Sentences

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The night I saw it, not all of that singing was precisely on key, and the child nearest me overacted wretchedly.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

He overacted, but these are old songs whose sentiments can use some help.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2021

Or perhaps you will come to feel that you’ve overacted and yet still want to involve the school to prevent further issues.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2019

But the transformation is so sudden — and, frankly, badly overacted by Guthrie, who seems to have forgotten that he’s playing a single human being, not two — that the tragedy rings hollow.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2016

He overacted the part, but it was convincing enough for the scriv accompanying me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss