in excess

idiom

: in overly large amounts
Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

Examples of in excess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the lawsuit, the family is seeking in excess of $25,000 in compensatory damages plus any additional attorney’s fees and court costs. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024 Investor fervor for the technology has helped make Nadella’s company a perennial contender for the title of the world’s most valuable corporation, with a market cap that consistently bobs somewhere in excess of $3 trillion. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in excess 

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“In excess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20excess. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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