overworked

Example Sentences

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This union represents special education aides who are, she said, undervalued, underpaid and overworked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

The book has ample scene-setting and multiple secondary plots, the biggest following the fortunes of Gita and her kind but overworked husband, Sachin, in the Michigan suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

This phrase, like level playing field, is getting overworked.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner