Example Sentences

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I tend to overintellectualize stuff, but dancing exposes my animal side.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Lobel never wanted to overintellectualize his characters—he lightly roasted his contemporary Maurice Sendak for that—but he was open about how the series reflected his own emotional life.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2020

The authors don't overintellectualize failure; they are strictly from the school of Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned to Repeat It.

From Time Magazine Archive