overkill
Example Sentences
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To see this served up over and over again in a genre that an expanse of queer women enjoy, and spend money on to support, is just overkill.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
The overkill hits its nadir when the Bride repeatedly wails the survivors’ hashtag, “Me too!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
It feels a bit like overkill if you’re just a little sleepy.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025
This is the worst but certainly not the only instance of overkill, to put it plainly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
The tanks are overkill for just the five of us.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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