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

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

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Orbit City is full of buttons, and overworked fingers are a running gag in the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Cowgills overworked old horse dragging our hayframe didn’t notice.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck