overpraise

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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

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

I stopped listening to the episodes that featured celebrities, which often felt like stops on press junkets, full of overpraise for the guest’s “work.”

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

The veterans of that old division, whose well-tried courage shone forth in historic grandeur, it is not overpraise to say were practically panic-proof.

From A Historic Sketch Lest We Forget Company E 26th Ohio Infantry by Kelly, Walden