overtaxed

Example Sentences

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I think in my testing I overtaxed the battery by relying on the Boost too much.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

When the overtaxed systems lost pressure, fire hydrants ran dry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

But on a few days each year—particularly during heat waves, when people are using air conditioners—the grid gets overtaxed.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom has demanded an investigation as to why the hydrants ran dry, which officials say occurred as water supplies were overtaxed.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025

In fact, every Muslim worried that he overtaxed himself in the length of his speeches, considering his bronchial asthmatic condition.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey