overburden

Example Sentences

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Override foes said a hefty property tax jump would overburden residents, particularly seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

People, the report says, were deterred from accessing health care because they did not want to overburden the NHS.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Even so, to overburden a few food metaphors, there are a lot of flavors at play in Healy’s poignant, surreal family drama.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

The bankruptcy trustee alleged the producers and Lemonis worked to divide the business owners and overburden the company with debt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

I helped my parents carry their tools, and they walked ahead so straight, each carrying a basket or a hoe not to overburden me, their tears falling privately.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston