How to use "overzealous" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "overzealous" in popular movie and book plots

  • Figgleif's overzealous approach to censorship leads Greb to try pushing his limits.  - Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me
  • After planting the last of the beacons and an encounter with overzealous security guards, they regroup on a rooftop of a building.  - Army of Two: The 40th Day
  • During a protest, overzealous police shoot Fee's only friend, a Muslim colleague called Karim.  - Woundlicker
  • Dolores, Matilda's overzealous Christian mother, expresses an extreme distrust of the teacher and his curriculum.  - Mister Pip
  • At the Ovahness Ball, overzealous buyers for the calendars are trying to get a piece of Trey after the calendars are out of stock.  - Say It Loud (Noah's Arc)
  • A young lord's overzealous cheering raises the King's attention, who asks Richard, Duke of York, about the cheerer's identity.  - The Foretelling
  • Their overzealous actions and fanatical hatred of evil soon led to less-than policeman-like behavior.  - The Red Spectacles
  • After fighting through two overzealous bodyguards, the player meets the owner of the castle.  - Power Quest (video game)
  • Rico is a ruthless enforcer who worries Ace with his overzealous behavior and high-profile lifestyle.  - Paid in Full (2002 film)
  • Hughley) are having problems in their line of work, mostly because of Gadget's overzealous nature.  - Inspector Gadget 2
  • There, he meets Ilana Green, and tries to help protect her atmospheric analysis equipment from the plant's overzealous security forces.  - The Arrival (1996 film)
  • When his family is dubbed "culturally challenged" by an overzealous critic, they begin to feel the uncomfortable glare of stardom.  - Pecker (film)
  • All the while, Jonathan signs autographs for overzealous fans.  - Superstar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Carl observes a woman (Penelope) in a stereo store who is being pressured by an overzealous sales clerk.  - Seeing Other People
  • Detective Kima Greggs is seriously hurt in the operation, triggering an overzealous response from the rest of the department.  - The Wire
  • Some residents fight back with handguns and rifles, and are killed by both the overzealous SWAT team and their own reanimated dead.  - Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)

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