over-the-top

Example Sentences

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Directed by Marco Balich, who specializes in big shows, it was elegant, in a sleek, clean-lined Italian way, and over the top, also in an Italian way.

From Los Angeles Times

Besson’s “Dracula” is over the top, highly stylized and speckled with outrageous creatures, visual effects and a plot that somehow connects Count Dracula to the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

Why not put the spark back in your relationship by going just a little bit over the top?

From The Wall Street Journal

Peeking up over the top was my very own baby doll.

From Literature

Some of the boys brought out the ice chests from his front room, loaded them with the fish we’d brought in, arranged ice chunks over the top, and returned them to the room.

From Literature