overlong
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Although the score, by the rock band the Rescues, is a cut above most Broadway pop, the musical is nevertheless overscaled, over-earnest and overlong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke into the ground.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
The momentum was frequently torpedoed by waffly, overlong video interludes - but Usher's magnetic stage presence just about held the concert together.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
An adolescent memory of a trip from upstate New York to Manhattan runs overlong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
With her uncommon green eyes, she was almost a beauty, though her nose was overlong.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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