overworked

Example Sentences

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Looking back, she remembers not one tragedy but many folded into one: parents searching for children, students healing from injuries, her overworked staff and families awaiting DNA results.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

“It was so weak. The language was so antiquated,” she remembered thinking, especially when it came to making sure members weren’t being overworked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Most come from repetition, not one bad swing, and those early symptoms are usually a sign the body is being overworked somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“I dunno, Harry, it sounded like Snape was feelin’ a bit overworked, tha’s all — anyway, Dumbledore told him flat out he’d agreed ter do it an’ that was all there was to it.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling