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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Lloyd is appealingly sympathetic as his sharp son, while Judge Reinhold once again is a superb straight man, as a noodly, overly rational shrink with a weakness for pretentious sweaters.
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
But Phil Crescenzo, a vice president at Nation One Mortgage Corporation, said the industry has been overly negative on the 50-year mortgage proposal.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Many women’s health and menopause experts, advocates and doctors have long lobbied for the FDA to remove or downgrade label from at least topical estrogen products because the warning was overly broad.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of answering the question directly, Tomlin fired back with a passive-aggressive response that certainly hints at him not being overly pleased with how his quarterback played.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
But Phil Crescenzo, a vice president at Nation One Mortgage Corporation, said the industry has been overly negative on the 50-year mortgage proposal.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Many women’s health and menopause experts, advocates and doctors have long lobbied for the FDA to remove or downgrade label from at least topical estrogen products because the warning was overly broad.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of answering the question directly, Tomlin fired back with a passive-aggressive response that certainly hints at him not being overly pleased with how his quarterback played.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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