excessive
Example Sentences
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Page and his team left 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket, providing fast bowlers with excessive seam movement and bounce which made batting treacherous.
From Barron's
It comes after the tourists surrendered the series inside three Tests and follows reports of excessive drinking on their holiday in Noosa.
From BBC
The Journal’s analysis showed substantial excessive refilling of several common drugs.
The inexorable spending growth spurred Indiana Republicans this spring to impose reforms, including more rigorous eligibility checks and guardrails to prevent excessive billing.
Guardiola’s dietary diktat might seem excessive, but after nearly a decade in English soccer, he knows the stakes of the Premier League’s festive calendar.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.