belaboring

Example Sentences

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Our critic said the show finds Ms. Worsley “once again boiling the past down to its essence, without belaboring the ironies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

The “Europera” essence is the paying attention to what is, rather than belaboring relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Too often, the belaboring rebounds and you crash back to earth as ungracefully as Peter Pan.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

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