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

Because a labor dispute led to an abbreviated spring training, Showalter has been careful, trying not to overtax his bullpen early.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022

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

The doctor says I must be out in the open air a good deal, and must not overtax my brain.

From Sam's Chance And How He Improved It by Alger, Horatio