Example Sentences

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The industry went through a difficult time in the 2010s because of overburdened balance sheets, and now many companies are staying lean to be flexible for the future.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

On the other hand, technology has already overburdened us with too many stressors and microtasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The trauma center is overburdened and under-resourced, forcing Robby and his fellow attending physicians to encourage their residents and interns to think creatively without losing empathy for their patients.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

In recent years, overburdened staff spent spending 20 to 30 hours a week looking for fakes, said President Meridith Randall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Faint to my ears came the gathered rumour of all lands: the springing and the dying, the song and the weeping, and the slow everlasting groan of overburdened stone.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien