Example Sentences

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Whereas Wai-Tung was an overserious Brooklyn landlord, Min is a lighthearted Seattle artist.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Much like Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story lampooned the many overserious films about major musical stars, Weird does the same, only it pretends to be about a real person.

From The Verge • Sep. 12, 2022

The hyper-stylized Mob City is a welcome respite from overserious gangster shows.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2013

Making it bad, and overserious, and boring is unforgivable.

From Time • Dec. 28, 2011

One day in Whitelaw Reid's den in the Tribune Building he reappeared, strangely changed--no longer the rosy-cheeked, buoyant boy--an overserious, prematurely old man.

From Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography by Watterson, Henry