overworked
Example Sentences
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Workers claim the project is understaffed, and that they are being overworked for lower wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Looking back, she remembers not one tragedy but many folded into one: parents searching for children, students healing from injuries, her overworked staff and families awaiting DNA results.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
These unnecessary preventative measures aren’t just a nuisance for the consumer; they’re a hassle for the overworked, underpaid employee who spends their shift telling customers, “No, we don’t have more of that in the back.”
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Most come from repetition, not one bad swing, and those early symptoms are usually a sign the body is being overworked somewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
I was glad that she hadn’t overworked herself to get some fancy business school degree.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
