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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Assuming the meat isn't overly processed, these could be sensible choices, the doctors said.
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
There won’t be any overly celebratory reactions here, especially with a tougher opponent looming Saturday.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Inside Taiwan there has been growing debate in recent years on whether the island’s military procurement has overly focused on expensive, big-ticket items that take too many years to produce and could be vulnerable against China’s much larger and better-equipped military.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The World Cup is coming to the US, Mexico and Canada in June, bringing millions of soccer fans to scream germs into the air of overly crowded stadiums.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
There won’t be any overly celebratory reactions here, especially with a tougher opponent looming Saturday.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Inside Taiwan there has been growing debate in recent years on whether the island’s military procurement has overly focused on expensive, big-ticket items that take too many years to produce and could be vulnerable against China’s much larger and better-equipped military.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The World Cup is coming to the US, Mexico and Canada in June, bringing millions of soccer fans to scream germs into the air of overly crowded stadiums.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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