overbuilt
Example Sentences
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“But obviously, if we get to a point where we feel that we have overbuilt, then that is an option that we have.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
But the city became overbuilt and the housing boom went bust in the mid-1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Only an overbuilt city can offer tenants security and freedom.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2024
By the end, the playing space, like the once pristine frontier, is so overbuilt you can see little else.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
On the immediate local front, reports showed that rental rates for apartments in Odessa had dropped 10 percent and occupancy rates 8 percent, boding disaster for a market that was woefully overbuilt from the boom.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
