overreact

Example Sentences

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If you lived through the 1970s oil shocks, you may overreact when you see $4 a gallon at the pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The problem is that investors and market outsiders often take him at his word, when he’s merely throwing out options, and thus overreact.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Traders and strategists cautioned investors not to overreact to these early shifts.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

That’s largely because Wall Street tends to overreact to those early numbers, Hulbert wrote.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

People around here didn’t overreact even when they hadn’t seen you for a year.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck