overdone

Example Sentences

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Private-credit executives say the squeamishness is overdone, that institutional investors are still putting money into private credit and that the industry’s overall performance is strong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Calling such presidential debacles someone’s “Katrina” has been overdone.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Kelly believes a recent pullback for the stock linked to a Google AI tool to cut memory usage was likely overdone.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

You have to think about “public perception ... whether it gets overdone and people don’t take it seriously or pay attention to it,” Ghilarducci said of the alert.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Her mother sighed, in the overdone way that meant she wished Olanna would see reason.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie