Example Sentences

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The mandate for Disney’s studios “to support both the theatrical window and Disney+ has overtaxed their creative engine,” Creutz, the analyst, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

I fear she has overtaxed herself again by arduous study.

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd

Mercadet No—wait, wait a little, my dear; poor Godeau has overtaxed his strength—scarcely had he reached my apartment when fatigue, excitement and a nervous attack overcame him— Mercadet Really!

From Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts by Balzac, Honoré de

He has overtaxed his strength for years, and his nerves are bound to play up.

From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Earnshaw, Elizabeth

In her devotion to her mother my niece has overtaxed her strength, and her physical and mental depression is so great that our physician strongly recommends a year abroad.

From A Knight of the Nineteenth Century by Roe, Edward Payson