overambitious
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"I have got 30 years in policing, I've worked in this area. I live here… It might be overambitious, but I think we're going to do very well."
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
White gets the open position he craves, but his overambitious kingside attack with 17. g4?! leads nowhere, and by 21.
From Washington Times • May 2, 2023
Each new play is putatively the work of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, a troupe of overambitious amateur thespians.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
“That said, I think if the guy wasn’t so positive, or overambitious about the timelines, I don’t know if Prime Air would exist.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022
The PAC put forward a dramatic and overambitious program that promised quick solutions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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