EXCESSIVE in a Sentence
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177 example sentences for EXCESSIVE, such as:
1. Any more pudding would simply be excessive.
2. She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
3. You should not demand such an excessive charge.
4. Heavy rain and excessive use have impoverished the soil.
5. The government says that local authority spending is excessive.
2. She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
3. You should not demand such an excessive charge.
4. Heavy rain and excessive use have impoverished the soil.
5. The government says that local authority spending is excessive.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of EXCESSIVE
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excessive
a. beyond normal limits
a. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Classic Sentence: (128 in 9 pages)
1 It is probable that he, also, was disentangling from amid the vague ideas of a poor man, ignorant of everything, something excessive.
2 An excessive emotion was required to wring from him, once or twice a year, that lugubrious laugh of the convict, which is like the echo of the laugh of a demon.
3 The excessive weight of this man in human destiny disturbed the balance.
4 Not going to bed would have seemed to him excessive and familiar.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
5 They dreamed of engrafting a temperate power on the absolute and excessive principle.
6 Theodule had no excessive taste for this sort of spying; but he was much touched by the ten louis, and he thought he saw a chance for a possible sequel.
7 First love is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy be allowed to overflow, it will stifle you.
8 I say, sire, that my health is sinking under these excessive struggles and these never-ending labors.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
9 Anxious as he was to avoid personal notice, he took, in the printed mention of his name, a pleasure so exquisite and excessive that it seemed a compensation for his shrinking from publicity.
10 Her dread of returning to a sleepless night was so great that she lingered on, hoping that excessive weariness would reinforce the waning power of the chloral.
11 When they swam she enjoyed the freshness of the water but she was irritated by Cy's tricks, by Dave's excessive good spirits.
12 Had these Leviathans been but a flock of simple sheep, pursued over the pasture by three fierce wolves, they could not possibly have evinced such excessive dismay.
13 "Perhaps I feared to make Alphonse jealous," she interjoined, with excessive naivete.
14 The excessive physical charm of the Creole had first attracted her, for Edna had a sensuous susceptibility to beauty.
15 She grew fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable satisfaction that no trace of passion or excessive and fictitious warmth colored her affection, thereby threatening its dissolution.
Example Sentence: (49 in 4 pages)
1 The government says that local authority spending is excessive.
2 Heavy rain and excessive use have impoverished the soil.
3 You should not demand such an excessive charge.
4 The police vigorously denied that excessive force had been used.
5 Studies indicate that the risk of developing skin cancer is significantly increased by excessive sun exposure during childhood.
6 She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
7 Most member countries have already legislated against excessive overtime.
8 The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.
9 The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.
10 Any more pudding would simply be excessive.
11 Economic theory suggests that ultimately excessive trade deficits are corrected by currency devaluation.
12 She felt that the fervent praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.
13 In recent times, it's been badly affected by excessive irrigation and a lack of rain.
14 In our hearts we really should realize that the major underlying cause of this predicament is the American lifestyle, our excessive, wasteful habits.
15 The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, who demanded excessive tribute.