How to Use overzealous in a Sentence

overzealous

adjective
  • The guards weren’t there to stop an overzealous fan.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But some overzealous fans have read a bit too far into the singer’s every move.
    — Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • The point isn’t to drive yourself crazy with overzealous scrubbing, though.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Some people dot their words with them, like an overzealous cook with a heavy hand on the salt shaker.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Don’t be overzealous with them, as that can lead to sores, burns and scars, Farris warned.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The absence of an overzealous waiter may have changed the course of Ajax.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
  • Yet all anyone on social media could talk about was her rather overzealous spray tan.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2018
  • Our city and state are hardly alone in overzealous spending and hiring.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There are times when music greatness gets left in the vault thanks to overzealous leakers.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Some overzealous partiers get too sloshed and a little handsy with the scareactors.
    — OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • In a vacuum, the signing could seem a bit overzealous.
    — Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Their brows grew untouched and outside the reach of waxers’ overzealous hands.
    — Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Nicole Kidman as an overzealous wrestler turned no-nonsense lawyer.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The greater risk lay not in covid-19 but in overzealous lockdowns to prevent its spread.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Grab the advantage and use the time to pull out unwanted weeds and thin overzealous seedlings.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
  • An overzealous meet official approached and tried to usher them off the track.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The guard at the Paddock opened the gate to admit me, but two overzealous bookies rushed us.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Shenanigans ensue when the camp is bought by an overzealous fitness mogul, played by Stiller.
    — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Don't make the mistake of being overzealous in your content schedule.
    — Joel Goobich, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Some argue that the campaign has become overzealous and ill-mannered.
    — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, 26 June 2018
  • Stylists will advise you to avoid getting too overzealous with your scissors, but sometimes you're left with no choice.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
  • However, don’t be overzealous and keep the cold stuff on your calf for longer than 20 minutes at a time.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Taylor then dropped in a blooper to center field that bounced past an overzealous Heredia.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The swing and the overzealous approach showed that Torres was looking for something to pull.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
  • Staying home to sulk or pout or stew about what went wrong, the kind of thing overzealous fans do, would be ridiculous and serve no good purpose.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • That, of course, is not the first time that an attorney has been publicly called out for overzealous behavior.
    — Dallas News, 16 May 2020
  • For the record, 'stan' refers to being an overzealous fan of a particular person.
    — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 18 July 2019
  • Unfortunately, this wasn't the first time that Finn has had to deal with overzealous fans.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Shenanigans ensue when the camp is bought by an overzealous fitness mogul played by Ben Stiller.
    — John Russell, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The man, perhaps to get this overzealous church lady to leave him be, finally accepts the socks and hands back the rest.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024

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