overpaid

Example Sentences

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If she doesn’t, she could later receive bills accusing her of having been overpaid by Social Security.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

In the House of Commons, MP Josh MacAlister said the government had asked the SLC to "collect any over-payments through normal student finance repayments, and to pause recoveries of overpaid grants until at least September".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s actually a return of overpaid taxes, which is effectively an interest-free loan to the federal government.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Ah, but everything has changed, the formerly overpaid disappointment having transformed himself into arguably the most important player on baseball’s most important team.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Never had man been so lavishly overpaid for breathing since the dawn of historical time.

From H. R. by Lefevre, Edwin