How to Use over-the-top in a Sentence

over-the-top

adjective
Definition of over-the-topnext
Synonyms for over-the-topnext
  • To the ceremony, the star donned a black blazer with over-the-top electric blue silk sleeves.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2023
  • What if someone doesn’t want a traditional over-the-top wedding gown?
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Extreme, over-the-top violence in Reeves’s action epic.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • There's no such thing as too-sweet or too much sugar in Grandma's kitchen and this over-the-top chocolate pie is a prime example.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
  • As a filmmaker, Lee Daniels tends to get slagged off on for being flamboyantly garish and over-the-top.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The guest list is filled to the brim with celebs, the red carpet looks are customized and over-the-top, and the seating chart is typically kept tight and under wraps.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Fremont Street in the older part of Vegas is a walk filled with neon, and there’s pleasure in the over-the-top sights just walking up and down the Strip.
    — Lea Lane, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund offers both over-the-top comedy and deadpan subtlety in his three-act satire of the 1%.
    — Tim Gray, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The show is raunchy and over-the-top, and not in a good way.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • Many around the world know Springer from his over-the-top tabloid TV show.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • Jalapeños, limes, and cilantro add over-the-top flavor.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Even the yacht’s name is an over-the-top nod to Hollywood.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
  • And everything here is over-the-top, from the pricey entrees to the stylish bar.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, there are a ton of other over-the-top amenities planned.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There was such a sense of over-the-top joy just being in the audience.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 June 2024
  • People who find things like that over-the-top tend to be boring.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2024
  • Pop hooks, catchy lyrics, over-the-top spectacle — what’s not to like?
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And then Alba was the one who came up with the idea of having an 'over-the-top elopement' in Capri.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There’s also an abundance of over-the-top amenities to go along with the hefty price tag.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Book the over-the-top Barbie Dream suite, a pink palace that’s equal parts playful and glamorous.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
  • The German tuners are back with another over-the-top creation for the G63.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 2 May 2023
  • Perhaps the mother of two decided to hang out in the warm weather and not fly off to the over-the-top shindig.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • Others attest to an over-the-top love of cruise ships: warning!
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This is a pull-out-all-the-stops over-the-top barn burner of a sandwich that will knock anyone's socks off.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 17 May 2023
  • Add on a Depeche Mode tune to provide the soundtrack and truly this was one of the more over-the-top moments of the year.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Something over-the-top was needed, so a novel idea formed: why not put the driver on the roof?
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This sandwich — an over-the-top mash-up of French toast and grilled ham and cheese — has its detractors.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • There's still some fun to be had here though with cheesy performance and of course some over-the-top action.
    — Jacob Linden, Woman's Day, 31 July 2023
  • The over-the-top build more than lives up to its bombastic name and is based on one of the earliest Land Cruisers, the FJ45.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • She is known for over-the-top cakes for special occasions.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 12 July 2024

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