Examples of one too many in a Sentence
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The film has maybe one too many contrived incidents, like a solar eclipse or a zoo liberation or Butcher Hu’s elaborate vengeance plans, that feel cooked up mainly for the opportunity for a cool visual.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The agency requires a photo these days with a report, after one too many lengthy trips to the fringes of the state that turned up nothing — or native impostors such as giant leopard moths.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024
Two All-Star point guards on the floor was one too many, so Westbrook volunteered to move to the bench, a move that brought the season’s tagline: sacrifice.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
But Suu Kyi’s second electoral victory was apparently one too many for Min Aung Hlaing, the country’s politically ambitious commander in chief.
—Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
That happened one too many times, however, and Garner dropped him with a single punch.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Flashbacks to Kid’s origins as a desperate child who witnessed his mother’s death and his village’s destruction get replayed one too many times, slowing the plot’s momentum.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Mary nurses her grief with a perennial mug of whiskey and breaks down crying after one too many in the movie’s most heart-wrenching scene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
But after falling prey to one too many lecherous interactions, including with her incel stepbrother Brad (Will Connolly), Dawn’s feminine rage takes over and she transitions from cherubic church leader to murderous siren.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The agency requires a photo these days with a report, after one too many lengthy trips to the fringes of the state that turned up nothing — or native impostors such as giant leopard moths.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024
Two All-Star point guards on the floor was one too many, so Westbrook volunteered to move to the bench, a move that brought the season’s tagline: sacrifice.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
But Suu Kyi’s second electoral victory was apparently one too many for Min Aung Hlaing, the country’s politically ambitious commander in chief.
—Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
That happened one too many times, however, and Garner dropped him with a single punch.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Flashbacks to Kid’s origins as a desperate child who witnessed his mother’s death and his village’s destruction get replayed one too many times, slowing the plot’s momentum.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Mary nurses her grief with a perennial mug of whiskey and breaks down crying after one too many in the movie’s most heart-wrenching scene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
But after falling prey to one too many lecherous interactions, including with her incel stepbrother Brad (Will Connolly), Dawn’s feminine rage takes over and she transitions from cherubic church leader to murderous siren.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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