overtax
Example Sentences
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The heavy rains and floods also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin in responding to the emergency.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
Why overtax the stamina of theatergoers who are still getting back into the habit of leaving their homes for entertainment?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023
Because a labor dispute led to an abbreviated spring training, Showalter has been careful, trying not to overtax his bullpen early.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022
However, experts believe it will overtax America's health care system because it will infect so many people, some of whom will inevitably become seriously ill.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021
Tom-all-alone's might overtax the nervous system of a neophyte.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
