Example Sentences

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The idea that just-war teaching is no more than a collection of pie-in-the-sky platitudes is a dangerous oversimplification, however much it may seem that way from some of the religious commentary on war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Anyone following the space knows that’s a significant oversimplification.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

But attributing everything to audience tastes is an oversimplification, argues Anu Singh Choudhary, co-writer of Delhi Crime 3, the third season of a Netflix thriller that highlighted the issue of women-trafficking through a feminist lens.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

“It’s an oversimplification to say that we’re not making any progress compared to L.A.,”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Is it from overuse and oversimplification, like the way irie is taught to tourists at Jamaican resorts?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon