overtax

Example Sentences

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The heavy rains and floods also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin in responding to the emergency.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

However, experts believe it will overtax America's health care system because it will infect so many people, some of whom will inevitably become seriously ill.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021

Their innovative approach to pitching led them to overtax pitchers and deploy their best arms in unconventional ways that diminished their abilities rather than amplifying them.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

You overtax your relationships, battle exhaustion and your sense of normality crumbles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2021

It must be borne in mind, however, that at this time it is very easy to overtax the renal organs and it is safer to err on the side of under rather than over feeding.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.