overextend
Example Sentences
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Unlike the 10-percenters, who still need to be careful not to overextend their spending, running out of money is simply “not a concern for the top 1%,” Honsberger said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Merchan also argued that the prosecutors did not overextend, but Daniels herself elaborated on testimony needlessly.
From Slate ● May 7, 2024
He's having to really charge forward with intent and almost overextend to try and make contact with the head of Vargas.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
Some are likely even willing to overextend their budgets or go into debt to be able to take their dream vacation.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
But we need not on that account maintain a standard comparable to that of a neighbor whom we admire if, in doing so, we overextend ourselves.
From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by William F. (William Frederick) Bigelow
