overbuilt

Example Sentences

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It had overbuilt its retail footprint with flagship stores, in many cases larger than necessary, in the most prestigious shopping districts around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But the city became overbuilt and the housing boom went bust in the mid-1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Only an overbuilt city can offer tenants security and freedom.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024

But it overbuilt — and later began shuttering projects and renting out space in some of its warehouses.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

That suggested that Berkeley’s thirty-seven-inch machine was already overbuilt.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik