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These directions are overly complex.
She's overly sensitive to criticism.
They didn't seem overly concerned about the problem.
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Instead, use the products as instructed and keep an eye out for flaking, irritated, or overly tight feeling areas.
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Twiggy Jalloh, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Farrell is Jim, a single dad who’s overly involved in his daughter’s life.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Cotton leaned hard on the White House to persuade, not pressure, arguing that an overly combative approach could be counterproductive for people like Young.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
And even my sneaking out at night—my parents weren’t overly concerned about that.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Twiggy Jalloh, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Farrell is Jim, a single dad who’s overly involved in his daughter’s life.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Cotton leaned hard on the White House to persuade, not pressure, arguing that an overly combative approach could be counterproductive for people like Young.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
And even my sneaking out at night—my parents weren’t overly concerned about that.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for overly
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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