overplay
Example Sentences
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Unlike most child actors — and unlike his on-screen parents — he never overplays his big scenes.
From Los Angeles Times
For once, he may have overplayed his hand.
From Los Angeles Times
When the pedigree of a practice is prized, we overplay claims to ancestral resemblances.
From New York Times
He is impossible to ignore, but overplaying can be perilous, because he is also the ultimate decoy.
From New York Times
“I think this is being overplayed,” said Dean Baker, a liberal economist.
From Washington Post
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