overburden

Example Sentences

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The tips - known as overburden mounds - contain 37 million cubic metres of material removed while the opencast mine was operating.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

They won’t overburden him the way the Angels have, or the way many other teams would.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

The published proposal said $100 billion should be a "minimum" and provide a safety net when climate impacts overburden a country's capacity to cope.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

But while Bowser said she agreed with 95 percent of the changes, she vetoed the legislation over concerns with several provisions she contended would not make the city safer and would overburden the courts.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

“We cannot overburden our pack animals; the Princess Eilonwy and Gurgi will share our own horses.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander