overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
In a recently published book, Shirk argues that Xi’s centralized power and top-down pressure on officials pushes cadres toward overenthusiastic praise and over-compliance with Xi’s objectives, which can lead to policy mistakes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
Just don’t call McDavid better than the Great One, as some overenthusiastic fans have been doing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2022
“Indeed, Holmesy, however does one bear the pain of overenthusiastic servants?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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