overwork

Example Sentences

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"My nutrition's on point, I go to the gym, I'm a healthy guy, but I've just overworked myself clearly."

From BBC

Her previous publishers had been either too overworked or unbothered to treat her and her work with the respect she felt she deserved.

From Los Angeles Times

It means death through overwork, and refers principally to strokes and heart attacks suffered by people working very long hours.

From BBC

Already overworked, government lawyers in cities that have seen unrest, including Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles, have been rocked by departures, crippling caseloads and directives from Washington that have made them uncomfortable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tina Fey credits Moore for granting her a template to use to develop her overworked, gawky Liz Lemon on “30 Rock.”

From Salon