overambitious
Example Sentences
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"I have got 30 years in policing, I've worked in this area. I live here… It might be overambitious, but I think we're going to do very well."
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
White gets the open position he craves, but his overambitious kingside attack with 17. g4?! leads nowhere, and by 21.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023
Each new play is putatively the work of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, a troupe of overambitious amateur thespians.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Amazon Care wanted to have the agility of a start-up, but the company was sometimes overambitious about the scope and speed of the operation, three former employees said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Ernest now discovered one hazard of overambitious planning: the cost overrun.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
