overworked

Example Sentences

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These unnecessary preventative measures aren’t just a nuisance for the consumer; they’re a hassle for the overworked, underpaid employee who spends their shift telling customers, “No, we don’t have more of that in the back.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The union representing crew members working on the live-action YouTube series said the workers are being overworked and that the production is understaffed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Across the United States, major airports have been inundated by flight disruptions, security lines spilling out of terminals, air traffic control outages, and overworked and understaffed employees struggling to keep it all running.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

“I hear it from clients, I hear it from friends and I hear it from family … ‘I’m overworked.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Their faces seemed so old, so dark, calling forth overworked cliches about the earth and the sky and the wind.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols