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

But it also means that an increasing amount of questionable science is slipping through an overworked peer review process.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

He finished high school and became a poorly paid, overworked apprentice electrician.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If you’re overworked, burned out or underpaid in an industry that has experienced a slowdown in hiring, you’ll likely be part of the latter group.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

It’s a relief when one of the ten or so men on the stage orders us to stand and start singing, because the folding chair is torturing my overworked back.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich