over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
Examples of over-the-top in a Sentence
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Running from the end of June to the beginning of September, its famous malls, over-the-top resorts, and entertainment venues are offering drool-worthy sales.
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Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Between her reliably over-the-top reactions and hilarious stories about radio censorship, this episode sizzles from the beginning to the end.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 8 May 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
From over-the-top maximalist makeup to Jennifer Lopez's nearly nude, fresh-faced glam, see all all the best makeup looks ahead.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 6 May 2024
The designer himself accompanied her in an even more over-the-top garden-green Pre-Raphaelite gown.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Even the yacht’s name is an over-the-top nod to Hollywood.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Each baddie’s shouty, smarmy performance seemingly exists only to be wished a violent end, yet Copley — an old hand at over-the-top villainy — is at least watchable, as Lee Van Cleef and Jack Palance were in their love-to-hate heyday.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Since her public reveal, Eve has been the latest in a line of video game heroines whose over-the-top design is a point of contention.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Between her reliably over-the-top reactions and hilarious stories about radio censorship, this episode sizzles from the beginning to the end.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 8 May 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
From over-the-top maximalist makeup to Jennifer Lopez's nearly nude, fresh-faced glam, see all all the best makeup looks ahead.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 6 May 2024
The designer himself accompanied her in an even more over-the-top garden-green Pre-Raphaelite gown.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Even the yacht’s name is an over-the-top nod to Hollywood.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Each baddie’s shouty, smarmy performance seemingly exists only to be wished a violent end, yet Copley — an old hand at over-the-top villainy — is at least watchable, as Lee Van Cleef and Jack Palance were in their love-to-hate heyday.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Since her public reveal, Eve has been the latest in a line of video game heroines whose over-the-top design is a point of contention.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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