overextend
Example Sentences
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Unlike the 10-percenters, who still need to be careful not to overextend their spending, running out of money is simply “not a concern for the top 1%,” Honsberger said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
Some analysts have said this can lead consumers to overextend themselves or take on more debt than they can manage or afford.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
Merchan also argued that the prosecutors did not overextend, but Daniels herself elaborated on testimony needlessly.
From Slate • May 7, 2024
He's having to really charge forward with intent and almost overextend to try and make contact with the head of Vargas.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
But we need not on that account maintain a standard comparable to that of a neighbor whom we admire if, in doing so, we overextend ourselves.
From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
