How do you use Oversimplifying in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Oversimplifying meaning
present participle and gerund of oversimplify
Using Oversimplifying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of oversimplify
- In the example corpus, oversimplifying often appears in combinations such as: oversimplifying the, risk oversimplifying, of oversimplifying.
Context around Oversimplifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oversimplifying
- In this selection, "oversimplifying" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, risk and risks stand out and add context to how "oversimplifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can risk oversimplifying the effectiveness and does risk oversimplifying the collective. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oversimplifying" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oversimplifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I'm sure I'm oversimplifying a little. (8 words)
But it is oversimplifying to say they just need a quarterback. (11 words)
However, this risks oversimplifying the biology so key aspects of the animal design are overlooked. (15 words)
At the risk of oversimplifying, one could say that the Judaism at the time of Jesus was Temple-centric, while the Judaism at the time of Matthew’s Gospel was Torah-centric. (32 words)
Though the 50% activate rate Weight Watchers has already seen is impressive, ínez noted that equating the success of a deployment to such metrics can risk “oversimplifying” the effectiveness of collaboration tools. (32 words)
It is easy, given this extent of evidential backing, to fall prey to the temptation of oversimplifying or exaggerating a claim. (21 words)
Example sentences (7)
But it is oversimplifying to say they just need a quarterback.
However, it does risk oversimplifying the collective will of the populace and underestimating the role of Mr. Trump himself.
I'm sure I'm oversimplifying a little.
It is easy, given this extent of evidential backing, to fall prey to the temptation of oversimplifying or exaggerating a claim.
At the risk of oversimplifying, one could say that the Judaism at the time of Jesus was Temple-centric, while the Judaism at the time of Matthew’s Gospel was Torah-centric.
Though the 50% activate rate Weight Watchers has already seen is impressive, ínez noted that equating the success of a deployment to such metrics can risk “oversimplifying” the effectiveness of collaboration tools.
However, this risks oversimplifying the biology so key aspects of the animal design are overlooked.
Common combinations with oversimplifying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- oversimplifying the 3×
- risk oversimplifying 2×
- of oversimplifying 2×