oversell

Example Sentences

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As in his work on the Broadway revivals of “Les Misèrables” in 2014 and “Miss Saigon” in 2017, Connor seems to favor busy, murky, late-Reagan-era oversell, not necessarily inappropriate to those late-Reagan-era shows but lacking the delicacy necessary for much that came after.

From New York Times

“As soon as she got in the water — I don’t want to oversell it, but she immediately reminded me of Katie,” Gemmell said.

From Washington Post

The seller has substantial informational superiority, coupled with an incentive to oversell to naive consumers—a toxic combination.

From Scientific American

Glen De Vos, chief technology officer at Aptiv, a supplier developing self-driving technology, said automakers should be “very sensitive” when describing their systems’ capabilities “because what we don’t want to do is oversell.”

From Reuters

Biden also lowered expectations after taking office, allowing him to under-promise and over-deliver, a formula that his predecessor seldom followed because of his tendency to oversell.

From Los Angeles Times