overuse
verb (used with object)
to use too much or too often.
was overusing
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past progressiveof overuse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When a sprinkling of a reddish rash appeared on Jack McMorrow’s hands in mid-April, his father figured the 14-year-old was overusing hand sanitizer — not a bad thing during a global pandemic.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2020
“He came and said, ‘Hey, I can pitch out of the pen today,’ ” Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons said before Game 6, responding to criticism that the team was overusing Price.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2015
Even during the press conference, Bush appeared to recognize that he was overusing the word.
From Time Magazine Archive
