How to Use overemphasis in a Sentence

overemphasis

noun

• This overemphasis reached its peak in the wake of the events of New Years’ Eve 2016 in Cologne, where numerous women were alleged to have been attacked in the city’s main square by men of foreign backgrounds.
  — Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• Yet the availability of these sources may mean an overemphasis on Zhao over other figures.
  — Chang Che, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
• The center has also claimed that overemphasis on the test can narrow what is taught in the classroom, and that some questions and passages still contain cultural bias.
  — al, 1 June 2022
• This overemphasis on being warm, hospitable, and caring can turn into a cheerful indifference to the tough decisions that need to be made.
  — Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 21 June 2021
• Finally, an overemphasis on the height at release could often be counterproductive, causing even the best free shooters to miss more shots.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2024
• Though the art form quickly evolved into a fierce passion, with Olympic dreams in his mind’s eye from a young age, Zhou acknowledged that some dismiss his sport, driven by the overemphasis on masculinity in society.
  — NBC News, 4 Feb. 2022
• Overreliance on coal and overemphasis on growth, which coincided with rising coal prices this year, created the shortages.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
• An overemphasis on degrees causes employers to miss out on the more than 70 million U.S. workers who do not have one, but have the experience, desire, and aptitudes to fill gaps in the labor market.
  — Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Early on, the overemphasis of allergic reactions — without enough context — set a bad standard.
  — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2021
• Avoid an abrupt return to an overemphasis on in-office attendance, and instead, adopt a patient mindset that's focused on supporting all employees.
  — Jeanne Hardy, Forbes, 8 June 2021
• McGill struck a more measured tone, suggesting that an overemphasis on Beethoven's work keeps new musicians and ideas from being fully appreciated in real time.
  — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2020
• The Super League is a clear example of what can go wrong when there is an overemphasis on ownership rights without a recognition of broader responsibilities, and the costs to shareholders.
  — Sarah Keohane Williamson, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• The researchers said the phrase was an example of greenwashing—a distracting overemphasis on the company’s role in exploring clean alternatives.
  — Sidney Fussell, Wired, 13 May 2021
• The overemphasis on property taxes hinders the creation of affordable housing and too often forces families to have to sell lifelong homes in order to downsize during their retirement years.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2021
• In general, there is an overemphasis on defining what a community is, in the personal and esoteric sense, as opposed to what a community does, in the more material sense.
  — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• The overemphasis on danger has fostered tolerance for police misconduct at vehicle stops, some argue.
  — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2021
• Carlos Plazola, co-founder of the advocacy group Decriminalize Nature, said he was disappointed by the movement’s overemphasis on the struggles of service members.
  — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
• An overemphasis on privacy can hamper advances in scientific research, medicine, and public health compliance.
  — Orly Lobel, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
• Because of the overemphasis on masculinity within Latin culture, Bad Bunny says his defiance of gender norms as a Latin music artist has created a polarizing public reception.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
• In their letters, Trump supporters criticized charged leftist rhetoric, scolded journalists for not being objective, bemoaned a general overemphasis on race and even pointed the finger at Los Angeles Times columnists like myself.
  — Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2020
• That the overemphasis on ‘foreign’ perpetrators, while still quite strong, is nonetheless declining, suggests migrant criminality is becoming a less salient topic in mainstream German discourse.
  — Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• The other is an emphasis — actually, overemphasis — on contemporary art.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
• An overemphasis on replication, without addressing the incentives, could actually harm science.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2012
• When such behavior occurs early in adolescence, however, it was hypothesized to reflect a misguided overemphasis upon impressing peers and was considered likely to predict long-term adjustment problems.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
• An overemphasis on either can skew the workplace dynamic, either stifling innovation through excessive verification or eroding productivity due to an overextension of trust.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• The overemphasis on vaccinations versus other mitigation methods.
  — Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024