OVERBURDEN in a Sentence
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Example sentences for OVERBURDEN, such as:
1. After May 2, you guys overburden too many jobs.
2. He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.
3. Insurance companies are already overburdened with similar claims.
4. The Chief Inspector disliked being overburdened with insignificant detail.
5. This caution is necessary, to prevent the country from being overburdened with numbers.
2. He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.
3. Insurance companies are already overburdened with similar claims.
4. The Chief Inspector disliked being overburdened with insignificant detail.
5. This caution is necessary, to prevent the country from being overburdened with numbers.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OVERBURDEN
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overburden
v. burden with too much work or responsibility
v. load with excessive weight
Classic Sentence:
1 This caution is necessary, to prevent the country from being overburdened with numbers.
2 He possessed a good figure, a pleasing face, not overburdened with depth of thought or feeling; and his dress was that of the conventional man of fashion.
3 The carcases of both whales had dropped astern; and the head-laden ship not a little resembled a mule carrying a pair of overburdening panniers.
Example Sentence:
1 After May 2, you guys overburden too many jobs.
2 Insurance companies are already overburdened with similar claims.
3 He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.
4 The Chief Inspector disliked being overburdened with insignificant detail.