inordinate
Example Sentences
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It’s a stark reminder of the space industry’s inordinate risks, especially for newer space investors who entered the arena amidst the roaring momentum of the past two years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Investors can also take comfort from the fact that the fund’s managers do not assume an inordinate amount of risk.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
We have an inordinate amount of respect for each other, both as people and as creative partners.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“A lot of the big philanthropies, you know, they’ll spend inordinate amounts of resources trying to retire a handful of coal plants in one country,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
An Osage scholar once observed, “Walking through an Osage cemetery and seeing the gravestones that show the inordinate numbers of young people who died in the period is chilling.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing inordinate
Othello
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Grade 11, List 3
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Negatives with "in"
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