Sentence examples for overly devout from inspiring English sources

"Primavera" is a shoe bedecked and nearly disguised with floral imagery, while "Catholic Carry On and On and On" is a valise stuffed with objects an overly devout person might take on a trip.

Shahin khanoom was not overly devout, at least around us, never really proselytizing and more concerned about making a living than the nuances of Shiite Islam.

The snowboard community is devout, too.

While the music has invited critical praise, the devout assertions in Harrison's lyrics typified what some reviewers in 1973 viewed as an overly didactic message on much of the parent album.

Stories tell of kitsune playing tricks on overly proud samurai, greedy merchants, and boastful commoners, while the crueler ones abuse poor tradesmen and farmers or devout Buddhist monks.

He was devout – quite conventionally devout.

Devout Jew.

He is deeply devout.

Five were devout Christians.

Are you devout?

Both were devout Methodists.