How to Use overexpose in a Sentence

overexpose

verb
  • It is harmful to overexpose your skin to the sun's rays.
  • He has been overexposed by the media.
  • The best way to kill the magic of the show is to overexpose it.
    — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2017
  • His shirt cuffs are overexposed from the blazer sleeve, and the point collar is too floppy.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
  • If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
  • If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2026
  • UConn probably won't need to overexpose its team to buy games.
    — Ralph D. Russo, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2019
  • UConn probably won’t need to overexpose its team to buy games.
    — Ralph D. Russo, courant.com, 26 June 2019
  • We are not overexposed in China.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, the Guardians’ leverage arms were overexposed, and their bats ran out of magic.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • They can get dehydrated and overexposed to the sun and are unable to cool down.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The first sign of its occurrence was a blinding light that caused the camera to overexpose the scene.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
  • Equal weight indexes own the same amount of all stocks and so are not overexposed to market highfliers.
    — Norm Alster, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Most retirees are overexposed to housing.
    — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The burst of light hitting the rough mountainside and snowy peak is nice without being overexposed.
    — Katie G. Cotterill, The Seattle Times, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Routine and to avoid being overexposed by facing the top of the batting order.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • This was coupled with his noticing that many plate images were blurry, and therefore were overexposed.
    — Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Talent can lose trust, seem overexposed, fall out of sync with the moment, or simply become less compelling.
    — Lin Cherry, Fortune, 17 May 2026
  • The Astros still have the bullpen advantage, with their big arms not yet being overexposed.
    — Skip Snow, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The shot shows Neptune (overexposed in the middle) as well as its frozen moon Triton.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
  • While some parts of Sicily feel overexposed, there’s still treasure to be found in Noto.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024
  • But Silvergate went all in on crypto, and left itself overexposed in the crash that began last year.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Even if something does generate buzz around the film, there’s the danger of the movie getting overexposed too early.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • And overexposed to real estate.
    — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And when things are uncertain, overexposing a fund to one company can be a foolish gamble.
    — Lizette Chapman, Fortune, 21 June 2019
  • But there had been no time to perfect X-ray safety practices for the field, so many X-ray workers were overexposed.
    — Timothy J. Jorgensen, Smithsonian, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The water combined with the sun can cause the camera, especially on an iPhone, to overexpose.
    — Cara Owsley, Cincinnati.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Tucker is a free agent after next season and the team doesn’t want to overexpose Yordan Alvarez to left field.
    — Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
  • Not all are stars yet, and even some of the more talented players get overexposed, but these people can generally play the roles required of them.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 May 2026
  • Sometimes the images are overexposed; other times, they’re oversaturated or the skin tone is weird.
    — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

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