overtime

Example Sentences

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It employs about 4,200 hourly workers, who will be mandated into overtime hours to cover the additional day of production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There are new forms for 2025 income taxes: The IRS introduced Schedule 1-A, a new two-page form for claiming specific deductions, including for service tips, overtime pay.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A worker at Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe who asked for anonymity said management was "scrapping our overtime and going back to the normal eight-hour shifts from the 11- and 12-hour shifts."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The refs reviewed the play and waved off the basket and the foul, saying they took place after time expired, triggering overtime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Mom had been working overtime because the bookstore she manages is short-staffed.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen