overworked
Example Sentences
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There is no doubt that this is a busy summer for the overworked air traffic controllers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
“I am leaving, leaving, leaving. Another nurse, another good-hearted overworked soul in white will take over: night shift. And then tomorrow morning I’ll be back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Tuchel's selection of attack-minded pair Bellingham and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers brought its rewards, but also left England exposed, leaving Elliot Anderson overworked and over-run in central midfield, through no fault of his own.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Workers claim the project is understaffed, and that they are being overworked for lower wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s a relief when one of the ten or so men on the stage orders us to stand and start singing, because the folding chair is torturing my overworked back.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
