overextend

Example Sentences

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Unlike the 10-percenters, who still need to be careful not to overextend their spending, running out of money is simply “not a concern for the top 1%,” Honsberger said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Merchan also argued that the prosecutors did not overextend, but Daniels herself elaborated on testimony needlessly.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

He's having to really charge forward with intent and almost overextend to try and make contact with the head of Vargas.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

The nation’s consumer watchdog plans to start regulating the booming “buy now, pay later” industry, voicing concerns about potential abuses, data mining and consumers being enticed to overextend themselves.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

But we need not on that account maintain a standard comparable to that of a neighbor whom we admire if, in doing so, we overextend ourselves.

From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)