Example Sentences

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“It makes sense to overinvest in it, to overspend on it, because the payoff is enormous.”

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

“I made the decision to overinvest in BuzzFeed News because I love their work and mission so much.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2023

“We overinvest too much meaning in selfies when we think of them as social malaise and narcissism,” said Rutledge.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2019

“I can imagine it’s much more common now,” Dr. Oliver Sacks said when asked about the blurring of online and offline reality, and the way some of us overinvest in what we see on screens.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2013

Should the companies continue to overinvest, or should gold itself fall, the stocks might disappoint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2012