overloaded

Example Sentences

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Tijuana has waste-treatment plants, but they are badly overloaded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He has kidney stones and is often in excruciating pain, but has been waiting more than a year for surgery because hospitals are overloaded and lack basic medicines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

I made my request: an overloaded omelet stuffed with every possible vegetable and cheese, and seasoned with smoked paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"I find my own mental state is at its calmest outside whereas at home I can be overloaded with the chaos of housework," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The overloaded springs sighed and settled lower and lower.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck