overemphasis

Example Sentences

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An overemphasis on winning risks rewarding the vigilant while exhausting everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

That dirty fuel, the overemphasis on external markers of achievement, will get you a short term win.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Still, a subset of F1 devotees complain about what they see as an overemphasis on entertainment and ginned-up drama.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

“Our sport has a constant overemphasis of results over experience,” McCoy said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

And he says it apologetically—listen to him: "It was natural that * * * discontent in other parts of the world should find expression in overemphasis of issues and overstatement of aims."

From The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem by Ford, Henry