overuse
Example Sentences
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Vulgar language can be effective in a sharp response, but it dulls with overuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"Tendons are fundamentally susceptible to overuse," explains Jess Snedeker, a professor of orthopaedic biomechanics at ETH Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
The funding package also comes as new data shows that telehealth services do not result in overuse of medical services, which may help allay concerns about runaway usage and funding problems.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
But the naked eye tells that this was an overuse of force.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026
The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
