Example Sentences

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"He has overreached in advertising something to end up getting what he actually wants. Maybe what he actually wants is a larger military presence and an offtake."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

But one can hardly say the same of the ending of the tale, where, in order to preserve the color of actuality, Sir Arthur has overreached himself and stumbled into anticlimax.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Critics say the club has overreached its sole role of registering thoroughbreds to maintain the purity of the breed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

And other chains have actually cut store counts when growth has overreached.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2015

In the case of this poor unfortunate girl your greed has overreached itself.

From John Marsh's Millions by Hornblow, Arthur