inordinate

Example Sentences

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We have an inordinate amount of respect for each other, both as people and as creative partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She doesn’t have the vibe of someone who has devoted inordinate amounts of energy to fitness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

Early on in the park service, there was an inordinate focus on just the visitor experience.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

With the hit single “California Girls,” Wilson began shifting his approach to the group’s music precipitously, devoting inordinate effort to constructing the song’s introduction.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

It seemed to me that Dr Carlisle went on looking at me for an inordinate length of time.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro