overdo

Example Sentences

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Because EMS lacks familiar markers for exhaustion—it’s hard to gauge effort with involuntary muscle contractions—people can unwittingly overdo it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

We tried very hard to find sound bites that demonstrated our points clearly, using enough examples to support it, but to not overdo it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“One of the best things about music’s potential to decrease dementia risk is that it is fun, can be interactive and you can’t overdo it,” Jaffa said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Amorim stressed he saw no malice, explaining: "He doesn't want to harm anyone. Sometimes you overdo it."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

“We’re supposed to care for the poor. But you overdo it, Kit.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare