overeager
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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No one doubts that optical networking is the future, but investors seem to be overeager to declare the death of copper.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
That’s when the Alabama defense dialed up a secret plan of its own—designed especially to capitalize on an overeager offense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Worse, I’ve heard of overeager contacts being a bit too up-to-date on an acquaintance’s location.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2025
The overeager holiday helper — that perennial character in the Thanksgiving tableau.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025
“Review of action makes many reported contacts and torpedoes fired appear doubtful. Freak weather effects on radar and overeager sonarmen may have accounted for many reports.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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