overaggressive
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The manager noticed that at times Ohtani appeared to expand his strike zone too much, becoming overaggressive on pitches he could do little damage with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
After Armstead left, Miami gave up four sacks to Houston, in part, McDaniel said, because of his overaggressive play-calling.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Yes, it was an overaggressive send from third base coach Gary DiSarcina, pushing too hard for a run with the Nationals down two.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
One example is Destiny Thomas’ dignity-informed community engagement, which has, among many other efforts, helped reduce pedestrian and bicyclist deaths in Los Angeles while simultaneously addressing neighbors’ concerns about overaggressive traffic enforcement.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2021
Mr. Harper praised Mr. Wilson’s quick action but warned that overaggressive volunteers could be a problem.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
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