overworked

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

"My nutrition's on point, I go to the gym, I'm a healthy guy, but I've just overworked myself clearly."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The chaplain was just as overworked as the nurses and doctors.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix