belaboring
Example Sentences
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It’s a quality-of-life issue for Italians; Mr. Tucci acknowledges it without belaboring the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
Too many connectives can make it seem as if an author is belaboring the obvious or patronizing the reader, and it can give prose a pedantic feel.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
