overbook
verb (used with object)
to accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated.
had overbooked
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past perfectof overbook.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had reserved a subcompact car online, but Avis had overbooked his model, so he was given a Mustang convertible.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 7, 2010
Sales agents had overbooked the cruise, and tour officials herded all the waiting passengers on board, hoping somehow to accommodate them.
From Time Magazine Archive
TWA, following a practice indulged in by most airlines, had "overbooked" the flight, counting on enough cancellations at the last minute to squeeze everybody aboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
