in excess

phrase

: in overly large amounts

Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

Examples of in excess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The number of pitches thrown by Braves pitches that were at or in excess of 100 miles per hour, all by Robert Suarez (eight) and Didier Fuentes (six), according to Statcast data. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The same happens with a newborn neutron star but on a much grander scale; some pulsars have been measured to spin in excess of 700 times per second. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

There is an art to stylizing a position of interrogation in excess of its biomechanics, an art to how lockstep beats a cadence while a unit swells into an enveloping arc. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

According to organizers, the event has raised in excess of $125,000 during a three-day weekend run. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in excess

• abs
• acquiesce
• authoress
• bodiless
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless