overworked
Example Sentences
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She expanded her audience when in 1980 she played an overworked, underappreciated secretary alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in “9 to 5.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Beyond the talk about medical diagnosis, the case has also kicked off a larger social media conversation about how pressured, isolated and overworked mothers feel.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Colonel Hawkins had been in the habit of keeping them locked in the chest in the library, but he had become sloppy and overworked since the rebel victories.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
