over-the-top
Example Sentences
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In 1998, Springsteen told Mojo Magazine, “I may have just gotten afraid — it went a little over the top, which is what’s good about it. In truth, it should have probably gotten put on. It would have been one of the best things on the record.”
From Salon
When he finally got the last box inside, he caulked all the seams, threw the tarps over the top, and began securing them with bungee cords.
From Literature
Directed by Marco Balich, who specializes in big shows, it was elegant, in a sleek, clean-lined Italian way, and over the top, also in an Italian way.
From Los Angeles Times
Besson’s “Dracula” is over the top, highly stylized and speckled with outrageous creatures, visual effects and a plot that somehow connects Count Dracula to the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution.
From Los Angeles Times
Why not put the spark back in your relationship by going just a little bit over the top?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
