How to Use overrate in a Sentence

overrate

verb

• The coach tends to overrate the players on his own team.
• I think the critics seriously overrated that movie.
• And in the bonus rookie camp, Nahshon Wright gets another chance to prove that the Cowboys didn’t overrate him in the draft [26:55].
  — Dallas News, 15 June 2021
• With new movies, the tendency is to overrate them, but then time passes and sorts things out.
  — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2018
• There’s still value in conducting them — but no one overrates that part of the process.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• For those who think the combine and pro day workouts are overrated, Davis is proof that film comes first.
  — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• Still, some on Wall Street suggest that the threat from Amazon could be overrated.
  — vanityfair.com, 26 July 2017
• Now, please tell me again about how the Buckeyes’ senior is overrated.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
• So sure, the schematics might be overrated, but they shouldn’t be overlooked.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
• The flourish of bringing the whole bird to the table is overrated in my opinion, anyway — let the people eat!
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• The short answer is Howard was largely overrated by many folks over the past couple of seasons.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• No doubt Baker learned to navigate Washington as few did, but the view here is that the authors overrate the past.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
• But the victory, like four of his others, came against a bad Bengals defense, and the Browns must be careful not to overrate it.
  — cleveland, 31 Oct. 2020
• Georgia is overrated at this point, and let the wrong quarterback get away in the offseason.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 5 Dec. 2019
• More significant than all of this, though, is the fact that surprise is overrated.
  — J.b., The Economist, 7 June 2019
• Love it or hate it (and few hate it), overrate it or underrate it, the 1952 film makes a perfect musical yardstick.
  — Jeanine Basinger, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2019
• Is there a danger in overrating its reach and influence?
  — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 23 Aug. 2017
• Some online commenters called the In-N-Out burger overrated.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• The corresponding action is to overrate certain traits (heavy on combine buzz) in a quick effort to get caught up.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• The immediate impact of the NBA Draft continues to be overrated outside of a few game-changers at the top.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2019
• But style points are overrated, especially at this time of year.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 10 Dec. 2019
• So these two thoughts seem to be in conflict: a) The Hispanic vote is overrated; b) Florida is the most important state.
  — Nate Cohn and Toni Monkovic, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016
• While eating a few leaves can cause mild stomach upset, the rumors of its fatal effects are overrated.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2018
• But Toronto showed during its playoff run that being at home can be overrated.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
• Reminds me of folks who aren't rich insisting that money is overrated.
  — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 29 June 2017
• Just the sight of a charging bull car can evoke jealousy from streetside fans and contempt from those who consider the cars overrated or obnoxious.
  — Wired, 2 Nov. 2019
• As my friend Nick Mason put it on Twitter last night, legacy is overrated — if not irrelevant — in the making of good teams.
  — Eric Bolin, ajc, 13 Oct. 2017
• But aside from all the post-game wisdom that Kyrie Irving leaves behind, the lesson of the past six months in Boston is that waiting on a perfect solution is overrated.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 26 June 2019
• These findings show us that total recall can be overrated.
  — chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• One of my biggest life lessons: Perfection is overrated.
  — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024