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

Only an overbuilt city can offer tenants security and freedom.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024

Banksy’s L.A. mural, 2010’s “Swing Girl,” is downtown, visible only from a deep alley between buildings — which is the point it makes about overbuilt places.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

On the immediate local front, reports showed that rental rates for apartments in Odessa had dropped 10 percent and occupancy rates 8 percent, boding disaster for a market that was woefully overbuilt from the boom.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger