How to Use excessive in a Sentence

excessive

adjective
  • High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.
  • One of the lines had to be shut down in March of that year due to excessive moisture.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • To say the country was ruled by a few seemed excessive.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • And this isn’t Perez’s first use of excessive force, the lawsuit claims.
    — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The fish first needs to be dry-cured with what may seem like an excessive amount of salt and sugar.
    — Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Foster thought the excessive travel of the baseball beat would put too much of a strain on his wife and son, Mark, who was 7 at the time.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The goal is to eliminate excessive fouling and free throw shooting late in a game as teams try to get back in the game.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 May 2023
  • Police said excessive speed and impairment seem to have played a role in the crash.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In order to avoid excessive browning, add a shield of aluminum foil to the top for the last 25 minutes of baking.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Sound of Vinyl adds, direct and excessive exposure to light can harm vinyl over time.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Police said an officer was dispatched to the scene and didn’t hear any excessive noise in the area.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • This is the third and final team to be assessed an excessive grounder-pulling penalty.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Much of the region spent the week under excessive heat warnings.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 Aug. 2022
  • As for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Is there an excessive amount of pictures of their ex around their apartment?
    — Samantha Vincenty, SELF, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Epic has attacked Google and Apple over their app store rules and what Epic says are excessive fees.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The filings came in Nunez v. the City of New York, a class action lawsuit on violence and staff use of excessive force in the jails filed in 2011.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Griner’s attorneys have said that the penalty is excessive and that Griner had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Their excessive net worth was handed down to them by Daddy.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The lawsuit claimed excessive force and sought $30 million.
    — NBC News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Just watch her answer an excessive amount of questions for Glamour to see why: Our bad!
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 July 2022
  • Based on this insight, AHA deodorants may not be the best choice for folks who are prone to excessive sweating.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The past few years have shown that excessive heat is a nationwide — and global — issue.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The city had argued that evidence in the lawsuit was wrongly kept from the jury and the verdict was excessive.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022
  • The excessive heat is also fueling the risk of fast-moving fires.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Lawyers for Moses pointed to the department's training tactics as a root cause of the department's excessive use of force in the field.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
  • That means observing the dress code of no bare shoulders, excessive cleavage, or shorts or skirts above the knees, and no hats inside.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The cats, now safe in Kyiv, still show signs of severe stress — including excessive pacing.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Alcohol and excessive speed were suspected of being involved in the crash, and charges are pending, but not expected to be filed for several weeks.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • Manson warns, however, that excessive amounts of vitamin D can lead to a higher calcium level in blood and urine, and some calcification may occur in the blood vessels and in the soft tissue.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025

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