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Overcorrection is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overcorrection in a sentence

Overcorrection meaning

The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

Using Overcorrection

  • The main meaning on this page is: The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
  • In the example corpus, overcorrection often appears in combinations such as: an overcorrection.

Context around Overcorrection

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

following 1×

Often after:

means 1× toward 1×

Sentence patterns with Overcorrection

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as an overcorrection on tile 1× as an overcorrection to the 1× but an overcorrection means users 1× did the overcorrection the following 1× is an overcorrection or perhaps 1× like an overcorrection that obscures 1× s an overcorrection toward these 1× work through overcorrection 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but an overcorrection 1× combined the changes 1× he also described 1× it seems likely 1× neither did the 1× sometimes when an 1×

Common sentence endings:

a crossed wire 1× a recovery today 1× an opportunistic offense 1× couple of years 1× meant to represent 1× these tiny donations 1×

Words around Overcorrection

Just before it in the word index:

overcorrected 8 overcorrect 2 overcooks 2 overcooking 8 overcooked 20 overcook 8

Just after it in the word index:

overcorrects 2 overcount 2 overcounting 6 overcrossing 2 overcrowd 2 overcrowded 271

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Overcorrection

  • In this selection, "overcorrection" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, following, means and toward stand out and add context to how "overcorrection" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an overcorrection on tile and as an overcorrection to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overcorrection" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overcorrection

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Combined, the changes come across as an overcorrection on Tile’s part. (12 words)

It seems likely there is an overcorrection, or perhaps a crossed wire. (12 words)

Yeah, I wonder if there’s an overcorrection toward these tiny donations. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

We expected most but not all of this decline of all the freight cycles that have happened over the past 30 years, this one is in the midst of what I would characterize as an overcorrection to the freight environment of the prior couple of years. (46 words)

Sometimes when an eminent producer is tasked with a project like this, there is a tendency to over-tinker, to impose their own sonic vision to such a degree that it once again drowns out the band’s own work through overcorrection. (42 words)

But an overcorrection means users go to Threads more than they were going to Twitter, which means "time spent" has to come from another place. (25 words)

Example sentences (9)

But an overcorrection means users go to Threads more than they were going to Twitter, which means "time spent" has to come from another place.

Combined, the changes come across as an overcorrection on Tile’s part.

It seems likely there is an overcorrection, or perhaps a crossed wire.

Neither did the overcorrection the following year when they went with diligent defense and an opportunistic offense.

Sometimes when an eminent producer is tasked with a project like this, there is a tendency to over-tinker, to impose their own sonic vision to such a degree that it once again drowns out the band’s own work through overcorrection.

We expected most but not all of this decline of all the freight cycles that have happened over the past 30 years, this one is in the midst of what I would characterize as an overcorrection to the freight environment of the prior couple of years.

He also described the fall of the global stock markets yesterday following overcorrection as temporary, with Bursa Malaysia’s performance staging a recovery today.

This realignment has ended up feeling like an overcorrection that obscures what exactly the Grammys are meant to represent.

Yeah, I wonder if there’s an overcorrection toward these tiny donations.

Common combinations with overcorrection

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an overcorrection 6×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overcorrection" in a sentence?
An example: "But an overcorrection means users go to Threads more than they were going to Twitter, which means "time spent" has to come from another place." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "overcorrection" from authentic English texts.
What does "overcorrection" mean?
Overcorrection means: The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
How many example sentences with "overcorrection" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "overcorrection", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.