overfamiliar

Example Sentences

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In his evidence to the panel, the PE teacher acknowledged that his messages at times were "too friendly and overfamiliar but said he thought it was due to spending 16/17 hours a day with someone".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Directed by Kelly Kitchens, “Snowed In” sidesteps the overwrought and overfamiliar qualities of so many holiday shows without tipping into full-on counterprogramming mode.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Other bits center around flaky co-workers, callous HR reps and overfamiliar recruiters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Because that conflict remains unresolved in the story, Jones often declines to resolve it in movement; numbers build from tension to frenzy without the overfamiliar Broadway-style climax.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

The girl's face, even to him who had long before grown overfamiliar with its beauty, was a wonderfully lovely thing.

From Then I'll Come Back to You by Evans, Larry