‘he's been overzealous in handing out parking tickets’
‘Nor is it a charge made possible by the Patriot Act, a simple overzealous attempt to keep America safe.’
‘Shoppers are driven away by overzealous parking attendants, ever increasing charges for parking, no improvement in shopping facilities.’
‘It's brilliant to see people reacting with this gentle, exasperated humour rather than resorting to hateful tirades and overzealous flag flying.’
‘The phrase ‘close to city centre’ is an elastic term which is being stretched to its limits by some overzealous selling agents.’
‘Police cars, buses and disabled drivers have all been victims of overzealous parking wardens since the Parkwise scheme was introduced.’
‘On the other hand, the anti-spyware could just be overzealous.’
‘I feel it is very important to warn drivers there are overzealous private clamping companies operating on private roads in the area.’
‘The overzealous weekend soldiers prevented many of the veterans from getting to the car park next to their meeting room.’
‘Advertisers had argued that to ban the advertisements would be overzealous political correctness.’
‘He was ecstatic at the thought, but could never show it; he didn't want to scare her off with any overzealous behavior.’
‘The story creates the impression that this was a serious violation of privacy rights by overzealous government officials.’
‘Where will prosecutors and overzealous puritans draw the line?’
‘This was just a bad move by some overzealous security guards.’
‘Was it the first bright idea of some overzealous publicist?’
‘Are you driven into a frustrated frenzy because of the overzealous comb-over dad who just cut into the line you've been waiting in for half an hour?’
‘Some unionists especially at lower ranks are overzealous and keen to score points among members by wrongly advising the rank and file to go on strike.’
‘Parents cheered as their boys chased down fly balls and hurled them home, where overzealous runners were tagged out.’
‘But some readings of Marx's materialism have been somewhat overzealous.’
‘Now, it may turn out that this is not a case of overzealous prosecution.’
‘If it were not for overzealous councillors, the country would not be worried about the eyesores that pass for townships.’