She later blamed overeagerness for her single loss, having fought despite health problems at the time.

I don't know if it was overeagerness or a loss of concentration."

He acts as a voice of reason to Kyle, keeping the boy's overeagerness in check.

Our defence was solid yet we gave away daft penalties through overeagerness.

Allen's overeagerness to be authoritative has seen him try to say too much in too little air time.

It could also look like unseemly overeagerness to discard any peace overture and simply get on with the war.

Maybe it was some of our overeagerness.

They took advantage of our aggressiveness and overeagerness.

Perhaps the Rangers' overeagerness should have been anticipated.

Were it not for a bit of overeagerness, Graf might have served out the match at 5-4 but made three unforced errors.

This overeagerness to impose sense on nonsense ends up compromising a story meant more to be beheld than understood.

A contrary transitive sense appeared in to shop something around, meaning "to try to sell," carrying a connotation of overeagerness.

I threw myself at him again, and an instant later was rewarded for my overeagerness with a hot pain on my foreleg.

The penalty for overeagerness is the same as the penalty for unworthiness.

An error in judgment and overeagerness.

Whereas rubbing one's hands together while saying the same thing conveys overeagerness, and possibly the intention to deceive.

Yet each production gives off an aggressive air of overeagerness that sacrifices nuance for attention-getting broad strokes.

The machine-gunner's overeagerness proved his own disaster.

In the darkness - not to mention that he was blinded by his overeagerness - Rahul was confused.

Makes some mistakes because of overeagerness."

He was noted for his peaceful nature, but also noted for his overeagerness to please powerful individuals at court.

He is a fierce warrior, but the combination of his overeagerness and Fizzle's overambitious plans usually spell disaster.

He imparted that to Thrash, about Allen's superior athletic ability but his overeagerness on occasion to use it.

"That's a tale for another day, General," Iliana said, tamping down her frustration at her own overeagerness.

Twice my overeagerness caused the tool to slip and tear the skin from my hand; then I went about it more carefully with a muttered oath.