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

“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

Still, that seems like an inordinate number of launches.

From Los Angeles Times

In two recent games they have played with 10 men versus 11 for inordinate amounts of time and yet won both of those matches.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times