overpaid

Example Sentences

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If she doesn’t, she could later receive bills accusing her of having been overpaid by Social Security.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

"Any tax that would have not been paid or underpaid by the company paying the dividend… would then have been overpaid by Richard himself in the form of income tax", Yusuf said.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Ah, but everything has changed, the formerly overpaid disappointment having transformed himself into arguably the most important player on baseball’s most important team.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Refunds aren’t a full window into a household’s tax burden; they’re the amount of overpaid taxes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

His conscientious heart possessed no pride—pride being one of the seven deadly sins, and the sheep not being his own; but the flock represented his livelihood—his comfortably overpaid job with the Wall Street Farmer.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson