overemotional

Example Sentences

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Because, aside from when you’re the teen in question, it almost always looks ridiculous when a kid is just an overemotional, theatrical mess of a broken heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“There’s an overemotional side” to the book, but “Barry is such a deft and generous writer that he gets the honey-to-acid blend almost exactly right.”

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

It is inaccurate, overemotional and, at times, libellous towards those she accused of attacking her good friend.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2017

The rest of the letter read like one of those scammy, overemotional emails that show up in my junk folder.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2013

He was as stiff as a stalk of celosia, already up to his ears in overemotional shenanigans.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles