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far more than usual or expected
an extraordinary desire for approval
it was an over-the-top experience
How To Use over-the-top In A Sentence
- Owen had a much more convincing penalty appeal just before half-time, but Andreas Dober somehow got away with a blatant, over-the-top foul.
- Some natural sassafras and nutmeg from the grapes, but none of the over-the-top oak to mask what might or might not be present in the fruit. Red, With Envy: Assessing 2007 Finger Lakes Reds
- It goes on and on, but I didn't want it to end, found myself sitting at the computer snorting and guffawing at the over-the-top shmaltzy spectacularity. 15 Minutes of Bliss
- Both girls had over-the-top suntans, scruffy blonde hair, and very long legs in extremely tight jeans.
- It was edgy and over-the-top, with enough random cinematic references to keep even the most knowledgeable film geek happy.
- I love the director's over-the-top sense of humour, especially his trademarked vision of the media of the future.
- Carly Otness/BFA DJ Nick Cohen Ludlow Manor, Mr. Carl's latest foray into nightlife, is an over-the-top triplex space with a tapas restaurant on the ground floor and palm trees on the rooftop. Tacos to Tapas: Hot on the Scene
- I thought he was a really interesting choice for the film because the film is so romantic and is so about love and passion it could so easily be interpreted in a kind of over-the-top Hollywood sugar-coated way, and Neil is so not like that.
- Yet the movie 's over-the-top style is all you need for a good time. Times, Sunday Times
- All too often supposedly top officials turn highly entertaining games into a farce with over-the-top bookings.