overwork

Example Sentences

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In an economy with limited well-paying jobs, many have rejected societal pressures to overwork or have stopped working completely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

However, extended periods of overwork had the opposite impact, lowering mental sharpness and making it harder to stay productive.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

UFO contends that there has not been enough progress made on issues such as "avoiding overwork" and lengthening redundancy notice periods.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

During the conversations with community members, people talked about their financial anxieties, stress due to overwork and the loneliness of adapting to a new culture in a new country.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Because he believed that the quickest way to ruin a horse was to overwork him, Smith resorted to creative solutions to overcome Seabiscuit’s weight problem.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand