overreact

Example Sentences

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If you lived through the 1970s oil shocks, you may overreact when you see $4 a gallon at the pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“I think panic is the wrong word, but I didn’t overreact on Thursday …” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Traders and strategists cautioned investors not to overreact to these early shifts.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

That’s largely because Wall Street tends to overreact to those early numbers, Hulbert wrote.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

In England, foreign secretary Anthony Eden said he “deeply regretted” the news, and then set about pressuring the French not to overreact.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown