Words similar to overworked

Example sentences for: overworked

How can you use “overworked” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Overworked language, no doubt, but effective shorthand that communicates how St. Louis has been stripped of its vitality as people and businesses have moved to the suburbs.
Clichés are the background noise of speech; attention spans being as brief as they are and the ability to sustain a prolonged period of concentration differing considerably among individuals (even if one assumes that the subject under discussion is of some interest to the listener), the insertion in speech of clichés acts to give the overworked cells a rest, however momentary, from overdosing on information.
Main findings of the worldwide survey of 12,000: The service members feel overworked and underpaid, feel that they don't have enough resources to carry out their assignments, and lack confidence in their leaders.
When overworked, such images cloy, which is why slang is constantly shifting and why some of its elements (like neat and keen ) are occasionally recycled—why waste a good word?
Part-time professors are poorly paid, overworked, and don't have time to devote to students.