in excess
Example Sentences
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Rogers and Kroupi are expected to cost in excess of £80m each, while Barcelona target Alvarez is being valued at more than £120m.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
In an era when the average driving distance is in excess of 300 yards, Rai is relatively short.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
That owes partly to another of our great survival mechanisms that can be problematic when relied upon in excess.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
