Get to know Overextension better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Overextension in a sentence
Overextension meaning
- The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.
- Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
Using Overextension
- The main meaning on this page is: The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits. | Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
- In the example corpus, overextension often appears in combinations such as: overextension of.
Context around Overextension
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overextension
- In this selection, "overextension" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lock and precarious stand out and add context to how "overextension" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include avoidance of overextension and body like overextension of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overextension" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overextension
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Istanbul-based political analyst Yoruk Isik thinks that reports of Turkey’s “overextension” are exaggerated. (15 words)
Single shoulder lock (overextension) The athlete is behind the opponent and has him leaning down, with the right knee of the opponent on the ground. (25 words)
Movements that arenтАЩt natural to the body, like overextension of the arm, sudden sharp movements тАМ with weights and a poor posture or technique can also cause the injury. (29 words)
The Japanese public was aware of their country's unbroken string of military victories over the Russians, but was less aware of the precarious overextension of military and economic power these victories had required. (34 words)
The two basic principles of the "Periclean Grand Strategy" were the rejection of appeasement (in accordance with which he urged the Athenians not to revoke the Megarian Decree) and the avoidance of overextension. (33 words)
Movements that arenтАЩt natural to the body, like overextension of the arm, sudden sharp movements тАМ with weights and a poor posture or technique can also cause the injury. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
Movements that arenтАЩt natural to the body, like overextension of the arm, sudden sharp movements тАМ with weights and a poor posture or technique can also cause the injury.
Istanbul-based political analyst Yoruk Isik thinks that reports of Turkey’s “overextension” are exaggerated.
Single shoulder lock (overextension) The athlete is behind the opponent and has him leaning down, with the right knee of the opponent on the ground.
The Japanese public was aware of their country's unbroken string of military victories over the Russians, but was less aware of the precarious overextension of military and economic power these victories had required.
The two basic principles of the "Periclean Grand Strategy" were the rejection of appeasement (in accordance with which he urged the Athenians not to revoke the Megarian Decree) and the avoidance of overextension.
Common combinations with overextension
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- overextension of 2×