overdrawn

Example Sentences

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When the funds arrived, Puech’s account at Gonet had been overdrawn for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Another law, Assembly Bill 2017, bars state-chartered banks and credit unions from charging non-sufficient funds fees on debit-card transactions that are declined because the account is overdrawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

There was no whimsy to this lifestyle, just overdrawn accounts and the creeping realization that I might live this way forever.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

It wasn’t until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren’t just out of replenishment funds, but $10 billion overdrawn.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare