Sentence examples for excessive about from inspiring English sources

The phrase "excessive about" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when describing someone who has an extreme or disproportionate attitude or behavior regarding a particular subject.
Example: "She is excessive about cleanliness, often spending hours cleaning her house."
Alternatives: "overly concerned with" or "too fixated on".

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There was something almost excessive about that disguise.

What's more, the cost to maintain this unmanageable system is excessive, about $2 billion each year.

The second is our worry, perhaps excessive, about our children's feelings if they are "below average".

The bank's president, Wim Duisenberg, said at a news briefing that "there's not yet anything excessive" about the currency's rise.

Is there something excessive about the popular deification of Rembrandt, as of van Gogh, at souvenir shops throughout Amsterdam?

THEY'RE the faces of everything unapologetically excessive about pop culture: from Rodeo Drive shopping sprees to sex tapes to Nascar.

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Mr Cox is thought to be at least as worried about excessive regulation as about wayward companies and financiers.

Canadian society is not adept at having conversations about excessive drinking or about how to curb excessive drinking.

At the risk of sounding like a Grinch, there is nothing funny about excessive drinking, or about the way it is portrayed on television and in film.

I read some advice that said: "Avoid excessive rumination about your life".

Excessive discussions about procedure do this to a movement – distract members from proper activism.

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