Examples of “overkill” in a Sentence

noun Far more force, effort, or resources than a situation actually calls for.

• Bringing three lawyers to a parking dispute felt like overkill.
• Using a sledgehammer to crack that nut was total overkill.

noun The capacity to destroy far more than is needed, especially with weapons.

• Cold War arsenals reached levels of overkill that could destroy the planet many times over.