Examples of overly in a Sentence
These directions are overly complex.
She's overly sensitive to criticism.
They didn't seem overly concerned about the problem.
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Try to avoid easily perishable foods and anything overly pungent (like tuna or overripe bananas).
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Amodei has faced backlash this year for overly ambitious predictions, including saying six months ago that 90 percent of code would be written by AI in six months.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Overall, though, Luscombe said the preliminary list appears intended to be a fairly broad list and not overly restrictive.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Amodei has faced backlash this year for overly ambitious predictions, including saying six months ago that 90 percent of code would be written by AI in six months.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Overall, though, Luscombe said the preliminary list appears intended to be a fairly broad list and not overly restrictive.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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