overtax
Example Sentences
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“We never try to overtax the player,” says Michael Borys, senior vice president of interaction design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
What I took most from last season is not wanting to overtax our starters.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022
Vira’s contemporary version is galouti kebab, lamb seasoned with star anise and other warm spices and mashed so as not to overtax the jaw.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2022
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
She was careful not to let him overtax himself; and now, when he wanted his pad, she added: "I must not let him write much."
From The Old Blood by Palmer, Frederick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
