How to Use overstimulated in a Sentence

overstimulated

adjective
  • And there’s no better way to soothe an overstimulated soul.
    — Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In a public place like the dog park, dogs can become overstimulated.
    — Hannah Harper, Health.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • But during the 45-minute treatment, my overstimulated brain started to churn at a less rapid pace.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Marie Claire, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Inside, there's soothing bubble art on the walls and tactile displays that can calm an overstimulated mind.
    — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2018
  • An overstimulated dog may have a physical response to its stressors.
    — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • In fact, too much dopamine makes introverts feel overstimulated and exhausted, prompting them to retreat from noise and crowds.
    — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This is an album-length requiem for the overstimulated and the under-inspired, an ode to the numb generation.
    — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • This can be especially helpful for dogs who tend to become overstimulated or anxious.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • This an album-length requiem for the overstimulated and the under-inspired, an ode to the numb generation.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2017
  • Quiet rooms are available for overstimulated campers, stocked with noise-canceling headphones and fidget toys.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This kind of presence is almost extinct in our overstimulated world, where distraction has become the default.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The windows of the buildings reflected the light down into my overstimulated eyes, incubating me.
    — Juneameliarose, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2020
  • If a parent is feeling anxious, overstimulated, or tense, babies may pick up on those emotions and respond by becoming fussier or more unsettled.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Silence is radical in today’s noisy, overstimulated world.
    — Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • When nothing is working to quieten an overstimulated brain, Nightingale suggests looking to perfume.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There is a calm room on-site for those who become overstimulated or overwhelmed, and staff and volunteers are trained how to provide a dementia-friendly environment.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Ahmad’s music took off on TikTok because, in many ways, it’s tailored to a young, overstimulated audience.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Brown saw the pandemic isolate and depress students, some of whom presented behavioral problems because they were so overstimulated by their return to school.
    — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2022
  • For millions of digital natives scrolling through an overstimulated and over-commodified internet, that wisdom feels as foreign as heirloom seeds on a fast-food tray.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On long trips, Johnson also recommends frequent stops to prevent your kids from getting too hot, overstimulated or uncomfortable.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
  • Doctors must learn to manage potentially life-threatening side effects from an overstimulated immune system.
    — Lauran Neergaard, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
  • If attendees become overstimulated and need a break, there’s also a sensory quiet room where a behavioral therapist is available to assist.
    — Alyssa Ramos, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Any mom who’s ever felt overstimulated, irritable, or exhausted will recognize the truth in this candid admission.
    — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 15 Nov. 2025
  • And a recession is exactly what Wall Street fears as the overstimulated economy forces up inflation and interest rates.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2018
  • As in Hamsun’s fiction, there is a tendency in Munch to slide past mystery into an overstimulated state approaching hysteria.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • Emails, often with 2-3 different accounts, several social media accounts and texts constantly can leave us all in an overstimulated state.
    — Hansa Bhargava, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In one early scene, a striking scarlet gown captures the designer’s bold ambitions; episodes later, in Halston’s overstimulated ’80s, the same intense color invades his own wardrobe and office decor.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 May 2021
  • Even in an overstimulated metropolis where residents are known for their indifference to spectacle, hordes of people will pack the streets along the East River, poke their heads out windows or climb to rooftops to gawk on Thursday.
    — Jake Michaels, New York Times, 2 July 2019
  • Sargent notes that overstimulated environments are typical of tech headquarters in Silicon Valley.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Once thought to affect overstimulated boys primarily, diagnoses for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have sharply increased among adult women.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'overstimulated.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: