is overtaxing
- present progressive of overtax (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Soaring demand for cooling — fans, air conditioners, fridges and freezers — is overtaxing electrical grids long beset by war damage, mismanagement or corruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
The excess water is overtaxing Detroit’s underground storm water pumping system and the city’s water treatment operations.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2019
But the strain of the undertaking is overtaxing West Pakistan's resources and nerves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surely this scene is overtaxing for your delicacy.
From The Fortieth Door by Bradley, Mary Hastings
Give up this toilsome work which is overtaxing your strength," Reginald had said, as they sat together one evening in the twilight, "and make your home with us.
From A Beautiful Possibility by Black, Edith Ferguson
