overworked
Example Sentences
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There is no doubt that this is a busy summer for the overworked air traffic controllers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Sally Chan, an attorney representing Garcia, said that employees at PS are overworked and that exceptions are made for certain customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I am leaving, leaving, leaving. Another nurse, another good-hearted overworked soul in white will take over: night shift. And then tomorrow morning I’ll be back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
“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
