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

From someone who had no place in the world, she had suddenly become someone with a surfeit of places.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman