belaboring
Example Sentences
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“Seems to me like a total own-goal,” says Ms. Worsley, once again boiling the past down to its essence, without belaboring the ironies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
That’s a big piece of this Vegas show without me nailing it on the head or belaboring the point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Without belaboring the point, Howe provides abundant evidence to the contrary, arguing that imperialistic expansion was in the very DNA of the young republic.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
SORKIN: Can we go back for just one second, and I apologize for belaboring this point, but we were talking about FTX and the derivative piece of it earlier.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
We would rather run the risk of confusing them while at least appearing to be sophisticated than take a chance at belaboring the obvious while striking them as naive or condescending.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
