overdrawn

Example Sentences

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When the funds arrived, Puech’s account at Gonet had been overdrawn for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Their trade group, the American Bankers Assn., asserted the rule will prompt banks to offer less overdraft protection, which prevents overdrawn checks from bouncing and debit-card transactions from being declined.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Ms Jones said she was £464 overdrawn as a result of being overcharged.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

There was no whimsy to this lifestyle, just overdrawn accounts and the creeping realization that I might live this way forever.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare