Examples of overact in a Sentence

His tendency to overact made his performance less realistic.

Recent Examples on the Web This was especially the case in the Vivaldi, Rachlin overacting the part of conductor-soloist. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2019 Harrison has mastered the ability to overact, ever so slightly, so as to clue in the audience to Luce’s code-switching among his many roles: student, friend, child, self. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019 The catfights, overacting and Berry's swagger in a skimpy, tight, leather outfit that would be right at home at a Hookers Ball make for campy fun. — Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2019 The rest of the cast generally performs well; some prone to overacting, others to a touch of stiffness. — nola.com, 26 June 2019 Almost everybody's overacting like a champ, though the most scenery is chewed by Jennifer Morrison and Brian F. Durkin as corrupt law enforcement. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 June 2018 Owen is the actor who gets the most permission to overact. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2018 In the opening minutes of the production, the subjects are often nervous, overacting. — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2017 See More

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