Example sentences for: excessive

How can you use “excessive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The cover story argues that the German economy has stalled because of a complicated tax system, overgenerous welfare, and excessive labor costs.

  • Resolution of normal dermal wound healing requires a decrease in scar cellularity so as to prevent excessive collagen accumulation and wound contraction.

  • Even in flush times like these, it's hard to imagine that a large segment of the electorate feels burdened by the spiritual side effects of excessive wealth.

  • Here the potential problem is not so much excessive spending as excessive caution, which creates unwarranted delays in the introduction of safe and effective new drugs.

  • Still, in McCarthy's Mexican dialogue he shuttles between familiar and formal verb forms with an abandon that I find a bit excessive.


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