overloaded
Example Sentences
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One survivor in her 40s told the AFP news agency that the ferry had been particularly overloaded at the time with goods - and passengers had raised concerns about the rough conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Up until then, managers had been reliant on the restaurant’s desktop systems, already overloaded with running all the back office restaurant operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In Astana, schools are overloaded, and heating and water supply systems are struggling to cope, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"But they become overloaded, so to speak. As a result, they can no longer effectively contribute to repair."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
An overloaded switchboard, a dirty game of Twister everywhere you turned.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
