inordinate

Example Sentences

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Fish spends an inordinate amount of time thinking about that hallway.

From Los Angeles Times

“Your department has spent an inordinate amount of money preparing for impeachment proceedings,” Senator Mike Lee of Utah said.

From New York Times

Consequently, the press spends an inordinate amount of time trying to prove it's not guilty of Liberal Media Bias.

From Salon

Given Republicans’ narrow majority, the lawmakers of the pro-MAGA, America First persuasion hold inordinate sway.

From Los Angeles Times

Interestingly, my friends who don’t dedicate an inordinate amount of their lives to wine were refreshingly sanguine about the question, enjoying chocolate with whatever wine happens to be on hand.

From Washington Post