overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He did Norwegian and Irish accents in respective sketches about overenthusiastic actors in a Nordic film and one modeled after Liam Neeson’s “Taken” films.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025
But on Friday, one overenthusiastic audience member's backing vocals during the big climax of I Will Always Love You led to a row, a scuffle - and a news story that blew up.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023
He said in an interview that the situation with the Mona Lisa had become reminiscent of the World’s Fair in New York in 1964 when overenthusiastic visitors viewed Michelangelo’s Pietà from a moving walkway.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023
Maintaining as much mystery as possible has become essential to keeping overenthusiastic tourists away from Methuselah and trees like it.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
Janine had been overenthusiastic, which sometimes has the force of a denial.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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