Sentence examples for the overly from inspiring English sources
adverb
To an excessive degree.
- Parents can be overly protective of their children.
The overly attached girlfriend now works for Samsung.
Even the overly aggressive bully Joey was hard at work.
My main disappointment was with the overly reverberant sound system.
Less appealing was the overly sweet apple crisp.
He accused opponents of being misled by "the overly simple words of one side, and misinformed by the overly complex words of the other side".
The overly defensive Mr. Condit and the overly deferential D.C. police should be embarrassed that it took two months to have that little chat.
All in all, even with its many weaknesses (I haven't even mentioned the overly brief gameplay or the overly long final battle), I rather enjoyed Bullet Witch.
Dr. Arnold spoke out against what he considered the overly abstract teaching of mathematics.
He wants to tax the overly big ones and limit their ability to do reckless deals.
Unfortunately, the overly cautious Sumner insisted that a movement to the right was too dangerous.
Could it be that the overly pushy tone used by some health professionals is actually counterproductive?
