overpraise
Example Sentences
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Even last year,, external Chappell, rarely one to overpraise English batting, grouped Crawley with Root and Harry Brook as England's key Ashes batters.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Maybe the highest compliment came from Bob Gibson, never one to overpraise: “As a rule, I’m reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2019
But it’s possible to care too much for order, cool and elegance, to overpraise the magician’s sleight of hand and miss the trick itself.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019
Orwell and Hardwick present the “gross” overpraise as calculated; I think it usually is not.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2018
The Master said, Of the men that I meet, whom do I cry down, whom do I overpraise?
From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
