overzealous
Example Sentences
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A Ferrari Formula 1 driver in Monaco is drawing firm boundaries with overzealous fans who have shown up uninvited at his private residence, about a year after he was robbed while taking a selfie.
From New York Times
The attention to historical detail is perhaps not quite so seamless when it comes to the dialogue, though, with the odd bump resulting either from overzealous research or anachronistic inattention.
From Washington Post
It's very interesting to see all these newly minted civil libertarians clutching their pearls at an "overzealous prosecution" after denigrating DAs all over the country for using prosecutorial discretion.
From Salon
He said on Monday that the bank was the victim of overzealous regulators.
From New York Times
Historian Pauline Maier noted that overzealous displays of empty patriotism driven by political expedience are as old as the nation itself.
From Washington Post
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