Sentence examples for rather overrated from inspiring English sources
The phrase 'rather overrated' is correct and usable in written English
It is used as an opinion to express that something might not be as good or exciting as most people think it is. For example, "I found the new movie to be rather overrated - the plot was too predictable."
In the Guide, page 33, January 22, we remarked how tough it must have been for Gwen John "growing up in the shadow of her father, the illustrious but rather overrated painter Augustus John".
The film-within-a-film motif is head-spinningly sophisticated, though the theme of cinema itself within cinema (traditionally rather overrated by cinephiles in terms of interest and importance) is kept fresh and alive through Almodóvar's sheer energy.
And every coach in the league would rather talk about how overrated his 7-2 team is than how his 3-4 team is a sleeping giant.
The second verse is delivered by Jay-Z, who spends the majority of his verse deconstructing the hate that surrounds fame and poses the question, "would you rather be underpaid or overrated?" Jay-Z comments on how a career in the music industry creates many opponents.
"Certain American literature is overrated, massively overrated," Xiaolu Guo says.
Cheat Code Central featured him in the 2011 list of top ten most overrated video game characters for being "rather bland".
They were told to emphasize the idea that natural ability is overrated-that intelligence "is not a finite endowment, but rather an expandable capacity".
As well as being a novelist, Joe Stretch is the singer in the synth-drenched band (We Are) Performance – his lyrics merging the Bowie-esque with the Ballardian: "The sky looks like a futuristic metal / it makes the world look rather dated / and after all the scores of youth are settled / I fear the whole thing's overrated".
"Overrated," he shrugged.
"Overrated!" they chanted.
Worst/most overrated film?
