overfamiliarity

Example Sentences

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His biggest etiquette pet peeves include underdressing and overfamiliarity, especially in virtual settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The complaint said another doctor seemed to encourage that overfamiliarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Lydia’s overfamiliarity with Aaliyah — combined with Uche’s self-righteous reaction to Aaliyah’s confession of having cheated on a past boyfriend — led Aaliyah to flee the “experiment” and Uche.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

The overfamiliarity of selections like “Clair de Lune” and “Aranjuez” is intentional, a nose-thumbing joke, as the inclusion of the title theme from “Star Wars” makes amusingly obvious.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Glover, however, was a little anxious for the dignity of his patron, which appeared to him to suffer from the overfamiliarity of some of the members of the club.

From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington