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Definition of Overuses
1. overuse [v] - See also: overuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overuses
Literary usage of Overuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"In an effort to invest old phrases with new glamor and hoping to emphasize his
attitude, he overuses such striking connotations as " dear, ..."
2. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"... he overuses such striking connotations as " dear, ridiculous," " tawdry,
pathetic," " sane and sensual" (a special favorite of Wheelock's). ..."
3. Pulpit Eloquence of the Nineteenth Century: Being Supplementary to the by Henry Clay Fish, Edwards Amasa Park (1871)
"He overuses himself, he caters to his own passions, to his own appetites, and
all under the feeling that he will evade the consequences. ..."
4. Good English by Henry Seidel Canby, John Baker Opdycke (1918)
"Nearly every one has some expression that he overuses. It becomes a characteristic
of his language. He uses it unconsciously. Following are a few of the ..."
5. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"overuses inappropriate phrasing; breaks phrasing within meaningful units; may
break between subject and verb; some attention to punctuation boundaries c. ..."
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