surfeit

Example Sentences

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But this spring holds a surfeit of Scripture-inspired scripted alternatives.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Any study of wars, poverty and other manmade crises shows us that humanity still suffers from a lack of empathy, not a surfeit.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025

The surfeit of description can scarcely conceal the deficit of insight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

In fact, the reviewer found Whale "the liveliest natural new personality to turn up on TV for ages", saying he possessed "a surfeit of punch and charisma".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

In the advertising business, this surfeit of information is called the “clutter” problem, and clutter has made it harder and harder to get any one message to stick.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell