overuse
verb (used with object)
to use too much or too often.
are overusing
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present progressiveof overuse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Although it is likely impossible to quantify how much of this was caused by climate change, the WWF also noted that people are overusing the planet's biocapacity by at least 56 percent.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2021
Winter said big concerns remain regarding inmate safety, whether MTC has enough adequately trained staff, whether guards are overusing force and chemical spray and whether the state is doing enough to monitor MTC.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2015
“Scientists around the world are warning that we are overusing these life-saving medicines in both human medicine and to raise animal”, said Governor Jerry Brown in a one-page veto message.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2014
