How to Use overachiever in a Sentence

overachiever

noun
  • She is an overachiever who plans to attend a top college.
  • Not even an overachiever or three.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But in terms of being an overachiever, that was for the birds.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
  • The problem is that overachievers are rarely the ones who push back.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Same with the brash overachievers who learn to thrive in the cockpit.
    — Matt Gallagher, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • This step is not mandatory, but overachievers should feel free to do it.
    — Alison Roman, New York Times, 3 June 2019
  • His story is just one intriguing twist in a draft class filled with overachievers.
    — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For a little over $100, this small router is an overachiever.
    — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Carolina looks like the fun little overachiever about to get schooled.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Among Japan’s best skincare buys, this is a quiet overachiever.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Who used to be a total overachiever and then graduated and … got kind of strange?
    — Cari Romm, The Cut, 15 June 2018
  • Chalk this up to being an Aquarius or being an overachiever—your guess is as good as mine.
    — Samantha Leal, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The hope is that the overachievers will raise the chances of IVF success.
    — Chelsea Leu, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Arjun Malaviya is an overachiever and a planner.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Benenati said the oldest child, a boy named Irayan, loved video games and was an overachiever at school.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • Gibson said being an overachiever in the world of performance hearkens back to the way she was raised.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Some of you overachievers have probably made use of the rainy weather to finish one or two already.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The active overachiever doesn’t just search for products that help boost momentum.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Leah comes from the high expectations of overachievers, where becoming a cop did not go over well.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Edelman is used to doing extra and being an overachiever.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Vols are one of this season’s biggest overachievers but do not have the skill to beat Cincy.
    — Joe Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The Titans are overachievers, but give Baltimore the edge in a close one.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • This one's for the bookworms, teachers' pets, overachievers, and gal pals everywhere.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Or the overachiever who saves her harshest feedback for her female colleagues, while the men in the office get sports talk and fist bumps.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Michelle Pfeiffer didn’t set out to be one of this year’s Emmy contender overachievers.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Still, even for a lifelong overachiever, the dueling demands of a red-hot career and a full course load were taxing.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Eldest daughters are raised to be the responsible ones, the overachievers who never rock the boat.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Miranda is an overachiever, so being a Leo adds up as they're known to reach for the stars to attain greatness.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • The Gophers are at least overachievers, and at best a first step in Johnson getting his program on track.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
  • From dropout to overachiever For most of her life, Mui struggled to fit into society’s mold.
    — Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 May 2025

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