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
Most said they hadn’t met anyone they could marry, since the dating pool is overloaded with men who aren’t interested in marriage, or worse, are erratic or cruel.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The system is certainly chronically overloaded, with some of the longest-running trials in the EU.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
My head is tight like my brain is overloaded.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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