overtaxed

Example Sentences

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The ship has experienced sewage problems, and sailors are overtaxed and some are even considering leaving the Navy after returning home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But on a few days each year—particularly during heat waves, when people are using air conditioners—the grid gets overtaxed.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Supporters of reducing reliance on imported sources say pumping less water would bring environmental benefits for overtaxed ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Finally, the resistance is not being waged only by the small, under-resourced, and overtaxed yet committed group of activists who have been sounding the alarm and fighting the fight in lonely trenches for years.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

In fact, every Muslim worried that he overtaxed himself in the length of his speeches, considering his bronchial asthmatic condition.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey