Examples of 'overkill' in a sentence
Meaning of "overkill"
an excessive or unnecessary use of force, resources, or effort to achieve a particular outcome. It implies doing more than what is required or going beyond what is reasonable
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- A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
- Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
- An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
- An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
How to use "overkill" in a sentence
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But overkill usually means a personal relationship.
Some people say three microwaves is overkill.
A little overkill just to maintain your cover.
I thought talking to machines seemed like overkill.
Seems like overkill for a shadow job.
Overkill is keeping our asses out of jail.
She would be overkill for you fellas.
Overkill resulted in complete extinction of the species.
Of taking the overkill device out of play.
Now this is starting to feel like overkill.
That is overkill for a house that size.
I think the glass in the lap was overkill.
The same overkill he used on his mom.
I knew the holding hands bit was overkill.
The overkill mechanic is a good innovation too.
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Pairing her with you would be overkill.
May be overkill for very basic sites.
The dwarfing of animals is not explained by overkill.
And vehicular overkill can be equally inefficient.
Kombucha in four flavors feels like overkill.
Overkill seems to be working for him.
A hundred stab wounds is a classic case of overkill.
I would view it as serious overkill and redundancy.
I ended up doing both but that was probably overkill.
The move was decried as overkill and unethical.
I should be the last person protesting overkill.
The overkill may also show his inexperience.
You need to disable the overkill device.
The level of overkill suggests an unsub in a psychotic break.
For most this choice is probably overkill.
Overkill does not have to mean personal.
But there are plenty of examples of overkill in nature.
Overkill enables us to destroy an enemy fleet as soon as it is detected.
The level of violence and overkill here.
The overkill will be hard to divert attention from.
Five or six inches would have been overkill.
There is a lot of overkill on the mothers.
I certainly feel that jail sentence is overkill.
Overkill usually has two explanations.
Testing every day or week is probably overkill.
The overkill suggests some rage.
Some say that would have been overkill.
Overkill usually implies a personal relationship.
There was not such an overkill ofgraffiti when we started.
Overkill rewards perserverance with enjoyment.
It seems like overkill wherer you do it.
Overkill wants to make a murder salad.
Sometimes it is overkill and not worth it.
Overkill can and will be detrimental to your success.
It may be considerable overkill for your cellphone requires.
