overburdened in the PONS Dictionary

overburdened Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

overburdened with work
I am overburdened with work at school

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The severe winter dealt the railways, overburdened by emergency shipments of coal and supplies, the final blow.
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Its preference for investing in chancy real estate speculations instead of focusing on an overburdened transportation system and crumbling regional infrastructure has been a long-running scandal.
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This overburdened his finances to the point of having to declare bankruptcy in 1912.
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They have to depend on the initiative and efforts of overburdened and underequipped police officers to arrest the responsible parties and gather the required evidence.
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The narrow streets meant for pedestrians and bicycles are being overburdened with cars, rickshaws, auto-rickshaws.
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It was often overburdened by a large number of arrested persons awaiting arraignment.
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As of 2011, it was considered to be overburdened and incapable of sustaining its present role.
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This lessens the risk of the public sewer being overburdened during a heavy rain.
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Apart from the power deficit, the equipment used by the power department like transformers, panels and transmission lines is either old or overburdened.
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The courtroom workgroup shows remarkable explanatory power in overburdened courts dealing with large caseloads.
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