How to Use overrate in a Sentence

overrate

verb
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  • The coach tends to overrate the players on his own team.
  • I think the critics seriously overrated that movie.
  • And in the bonus rookie camp, Nahshon Wright gets another chance to prove that the Cowboys didn’t overrate him in the draft [26:55].
    — Dallas News, 15 June 2021
  • With new movies, the tendency is to overrate them, but then time passes and sorts things out.
    — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • There’s still value in conducting them — but no one overrates that part of the process.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • For those who think the combine and pro day workouts are overrated, Davis is proof that film comes first.
    — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Still, some on Wall Street suggest that the threat from Amazon could be overrated.
    — vanityfair.com, 26 July 2017
  • Now, please tell me again about how the Buckeyes’ senior is overrated.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
  • So sure, the schematics might be overrated, but they shouldn’t be overlooked.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The flourish of bringing the whole bird to the table is overrated in my opinion, anyway — let the people eat!
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The short answer is Howard was largely overrated by many folks over the past couple of seasons.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • No doubt Baker learned to navigate Washington as few did, but the view here is that the authors overrate the past.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • But the victory, like four of his others, came against a bad Bengals defense, and the Browns must be careful not to overrate it.
    — cleveland, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Georgia is overrated at this point, and let the wrong quarterback get away in the offseason.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 5 Dec. 2019
  • More significant than all of this, though, is the fact that surprise is overrated.
    — J.b., The Economist, 7 June 2019
  • Love it or hate it (and few hate it), overrate it or underrate it, the 1952 film makes a perfect musical yardstick.
    — Jeanine Basinger, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Is there a danger in overrating its reach and influence?
    — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Some online commenters called the In-N-Out burger overrated.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Closure is overrated when the result is your worst nightmare.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
  • The corresponding action is to overrate certain traits (heavy on combine buzz) in a quick effort to get caught up.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The immediate impact of the NBA Draft continues to be overrated outside of a few game-changers at the top.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2019
  • But style points are overrated, especially at this time of year.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • So these two thoughts seem to be in conflict: a) The Hispanic vote is overrated; b) Florida is the most important state.
    — Nate Cohn and Toni Monkovic, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016
  • Based on this week’s results, that may put Hogan exactly where Trone found himself — overrated.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
  • While eating a few leaves can cause mild stomach upset, the rumors of its fatal effects are overrated.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2018
  • But Toronto showed during its playoff run that being at home can be overrated.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Reminds me of folks who aren't rich insisting that money is overrated.
    — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 29 June 2017
  • Just the sight of a charging bull car can evoke jealousy from streetside fans and contempt from those who consider the cars overrated or obnoxious.
    — Wired, 2 Nov. 2019
  • As my friend Nick Mason put it on Twitter last night, legacy is overrated — if not irrelevant — in the making of good teams.
    — Eric Bolin, ajc, 13 Oct. 2017
  • But aside from all the post-game wisdom that Kyrie Irving leaves behind, the lesson of the past six months in Boston is that waiting on a perfect solution is overrated.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 26 June 2019

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