Example Sentences

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Marseille handed Nantes the numerical advantage on 26 minutes as midfielder Vermeeren was dismissed for an overexuberant challenge on Anthony Lopes as he tried to charge down the goalkeeper's clearance.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

By that time scientists were zeroing in on overexuberant inflammation as a key feature of severe COVID.

From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2021

This could lead to an overexuberant immune response to the coronavirus.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Yet there have been other moments when overexuberant fans tested papal composure.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2020

It was like a naughty, overexuberant child shouting week-a-day songs at a funeral.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie