Examples of 'overambitious' in a sentence

Meaning of "overambitious"

overambitious (adjective) - This phrase describes someone who has excessively high or unrealistic goals, often at the risk of overextending oneself or pushing beyond reasonable limits
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He is overambitious and cares only about himself.
He did not like his overambitious character.
Overambitious targets may also have contributed to these results.
This has proved to be overambitious and excessively expensive.
Some will say that this report is overambitious.
We should perhaps not be overambitious as to what is achievable in the short term.
The developers later admitted to being overambitious.
Overambitious and shit.
Your work seemed a little overambitious.
Overambitious design of projects.
There is no point in setting overambitious goals.
Overambitious attitude of parents.
Which is a warning to us not to become overambitious.
They are an overambitious couple.
It suffices to stress again that the target appears to be overambitious.

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Perhaps they were a bit overambitious for the first few months.
Try to keep a strong focus and avoid being too overambitious.
Overambitious aims as always.
I would therefore ask you not to set us overambitious targets.
His overambitious nature cost the lives of several Rom.
He tried to restore confidence by abstaining from overambitious offensive plans.
Maybe it was your overambitious and under-informed partner.
Probably reflecting the fact he is nothing less than an overambitious.
The draft is thus simultaneously overambitious and too modest in its aims.
The expectation of a significant reduction of the IGOs and harmonization of their activities was overambitious.
Maybe it was your overambitious.
Overambitious projects may be objectionable in many fields, but not in writing.
It is better to be effective and specific rather than overambitious and ineffectual.
Inflated land values and overambitious land-subdivision schemes resulted.
It is now admitted that the Plan was overambitious.
They were overambitious.
Sounds as though the DA got a little overambitious.
Overambitious objectives, especially given the fragility of the state and insecurity.
I know it sounds overambitious.
To reach overambitious deficit targets, deficits and public expenditure are being severely slashed.
Avoid becoming overambitious.
Leena Kaikkonen admits that perhaps her original expectations for the project were overambitious.
I used to be overambitious.
The Director stated that she did not consider the programme to be overambitious.
That 's the problem with overambitious emperors.
A number of delegations stated that multi-year planning should not be overambitious.
In centuries past, it was not uncommon for overambitious crossing towers to collapse.
Setting overambitious targets due to the need to quickly ‘ deliver ' tangible results is a particular problem.
Some people who apply for loans have an overambitious attitude.
Consistently, evidence confirms that overambitious governance reforms are unlikely to be effective or sustainable.
In this respect Parliament is perhaps attempting to achieve rather overambitious objectives too quickly.
The ACE project was overambitious and floundered, leading to Turing 's departure.
The Community cannot afford to be overambitious in this area.
One mistake, an overambitious throw and will we get burned?
Researchers who have analyzed the Ramayana state that it is an overambitious work of fiction.

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