The phrase "an excessive use" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the overuse of something, typically in contexts related to behavior, consumption, or resources.
Example: "The report highlighted the negative effects of an excessive use of social media on mental health."
Alternatives: "an overuse" or "a misuse".
No Israeli soldiers were injured, though, and Israel drew widespread condemnation for an excessive use of force.
Many Iraqis now criticize the Americans for what they say is an excessive use of force, especially in Falluja, where hundreds of families have been forced to flee.
"Every time there is a new medium, there's an excessive use of it, and everyone wants to make it blunt," he told me.
Firing missiles into a building, in daytime, to kill six people who do not appear to be of strategic importance is an excessive use of force.
At the same time, several of the committee's Democrats agreed at a hearing today that Mr. Bush's decision was an excessive use of executive power.
She identified a couple of main problem areas on which I could focus: the upspeak and an excessive use of filler words like "um" and "y'know".
Despite the handsome color palette and sensitive evocation of the Baroque era, these suffer from an excessive use of gold and a largely unvarying set.
A link between maladaptive personality traits and an excessive use of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) has been documented.
One Bay Area water agency did just that in April, adopting an excessive-use penalty ordinance that allows it to fine and name water customers who consume more than four times the average household.
Since the death of Walter Scott, details on a past complaint have been revealed as the victim of an alleged excessive use of force incident from September 2013 has come forward.
"I cannot think of a more excessive use of a firearm than ….
