Sentence examples for were excessive from inspiring English sources

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were unconscionable

were extensive

were inordinate

were exorbitant

were extravagant

The phrase "were excessive" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something that exceeded normal limits or was out of proportion to what is considered reasonable. For example, "The costs of the wedding were excessive and put a strain on the family's finances."

Dictionary

were excessive

adjective

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive, nay even stupid."

synonyms

Exact(59)

His fears were excessive but not irrational.

The New Yorker

But, looking back, our worries were excessive.

The New York Times - Magazine

His mother, Blanche, said they were excessive.

The New York Times

She does not recall receiving gifts that were excessive.

The New York Times

Yes, the supersize fries and drinks were excessive.

The New York Times

And yes, the entourages inside the ropes were excessive.

The Guardian - Sport

My emotions were excessive, and I knew it.

The New Yorker

Hagel's remarks to an Asian security conference were "excessive beyond. . .

The Washington Post

They were excessive and extreme and a joke.

The New York Times - Magazine

We have said nothing in relation to the contention that these valuations were excessive.

Cornell University

Similar(1)

But this was excessive.

The New York Times - Magazine

More suggestions(15)

were unreasonable

began excessive

were obsessive

were undue

were excess

were abusive

were unnecessary

were overblown

became excessive

were exaggerated

were prohibitive

were inappropriate

believed excessive

were disproportionate

were immoderate

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