overreaction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Chris Mason, co-founder of Intelligent People - a specialist recruitment agency for the tech industry, says focusing on ice coffees alone "does seem to be an overreaction on the US recruiter's part".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Part of this may have been an overreaction to pariah status, post-McCarthy, and part of it may have been the sensibility of a closeted gay man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Saxo Bank’s head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen called the current oil prices below $80 a barrel “an overreaction not supported by current fundamentals and developments.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The reporter’s ban was an absurd overreaction by a team that is apparently being run by a kid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Mrs. Allen said, “Well, I think the real issue is Mrs. Granger’s reaction to a harmless little experiment with language—it’s an overreaction, don’t you think so, Tom?”
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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