overtax
Example Sentences
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The heavy rains and floods also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin in responding to the emergency.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
However, experts believe it will overtax America's health care system because it will infect so many people, some of whom will inevitably become seriously ill.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021
Their innovative approach to pitching led them to overtax pitchers and deploy their best arms in unconventional ways that diminished their abilities rather than amplifying them.
From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021
You overtax your relationships, battle exhaustion and your sense of normality crumbles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2021
One can overtax a mill site by confining larger and larger amounts of capital within a given area.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
