overreaching

Example Sentences

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Credit Suisse fired Barofsky in 2022 for overreaching on his mandate, and he was rehired by UBS after it took over in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

That makes it important for investors to distinguish between companies capable of handling the cycle and those overreaching.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

But at other times, Leslie seems to be overreaching in his quest to ascribe something greater to their relationship, a friendship that was cruelly and tragically cut short.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

"Elon’s third attempt in less than a year to reframe his claims is even more baseless and overreaching than the previous ones," they told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

When he left the house he drove rapidly to town, overreaching the slow sabbath groups and the peremptory bells along the broken air.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner