How to Use over-the-top in a Sentence

over-the-top

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• The show is raunchy and over-the-top, and not in a good way.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
• Many around the world know Springer from his over-the-top tabloid TV show.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
• Jalapeños, limes, and cilantro add over-the-top flavor.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
• But all the outside noise and over-the-top takes that would go along with this one?
  — Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
• Even the yacht’s name is an over-the-top nod to Hollywood.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
• And everything here is over-the-top, from the pricey entrees to the stylish bar.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
• The match itself was a showcase of all the best aspects of the over-the-top WWE main event style.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
• Plus, there are a ton of other over-the-top amenities planned.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
• Its twists, turns and over-the-top fight scenes made the series an instant hit.
  — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
• There was such a sense of over-the-top joy just being in the audience.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 June 2024
• People who find things like that over-the-top tend to be boring.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2024
• Pop hooks, catchy lyrics, over-the-top spectacle — what’s not to like?
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• And then Alba was the one who came up with the idea of having an 'over-the-top elopement' in Capri.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• The finishing layer of crispy tater tots put this recipe over-the-top.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
• There’s also an abundance of over-the-top amenities to go along with the hefty price tag.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023
• Book the over-the-top Barbie Dream suite, a pink palace that’s equal parts playful and glamorous.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
• One false move and your over-the-top turns will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
• The German tuners are back with another over-the-top creation for the G63.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 2 May 2023
• Entire blockbuster films recount the ins and outs of over-the-top hangovers.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
• Perhaps the mother of two decided to hang out in the warm weather and not fly off to the over-the-top shindig.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
• Others attest to an over-the-top love of cruise ships: warning!
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
• This is a pull-out-all-the-stops over-the-top barn burner of a sandwich that will knock anyone's socks off.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 17 May 2023
• Add on a Depeche Mode tune to provide the soundtrack and truly this was one of the more over-the-top moments of the year.
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• Something over-the-top was needed, so a novel idea formed: why not put the driver on the roof?
  — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• The over-the-top menu features a 24-karat taco trio of Maine lobster, A5 wagyu and spicy tuna, topped with gold leaf and caviar.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
• This sandwich — an over-the-top mash-up of French toast and grilled ham and cheese — has its detractors.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• There's still some fun to be had here though with cheesy performance and of course some over-the-top action.
  — Jacob Linden, Woman's Day, 31 July 2023
• Adding fresh tomatoes and cilantro gives the dip great color but also a bright bite to contrast the over-the-top cheese dip.
  — Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
• Football is all about walking the fine line between channeled aggression and over-the-top behavior, and Kelce said at the time that Reid has helped old him into the successful player he’s become.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
• The journalists wrote in their book that Gibson showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women's Weekly.
  — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 23 Feb 2025