Sample sentences for OVEREXTENDED

(click/touch triangles for details)

Definition

attempted to do too much

The exact meaning of overextended depends upon the context. For example:

"She overextended herself when she bought the car." — took on too much debt or fixed expense
"The army is overextended." — trying to do too much
"She overextended the ladder." — made it too long
"She overextended her shoulder." — stretched or reached too far
"She overextended her stay with her brother." — stayed too long
"While playing chess, she overextended her bishop." — moved it beyond a safe limit

I can't buy a new car. I'm already overextended.

The organization was already overextended, with large projects all over the world.
Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
Our staff was overextended, but I was thrilled with the talented lawyers and professionals we had working with us.
Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy
That he'd overextended the school's finances.
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
On the fourth or fifth thrust, the tall woman overextended herself and lost her balance, just for a second.
George R.R. Martin -- A Game of Thrones
It would overextend her powers.
Rick Riordan -- The Red Pyramid
I had overextended myself in other ways, too.
Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
He'd have his secretary check his schedule to make sure he wasn't overextending himself ....
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook
To the south we have outflanked or broken through the German lines in several places, and I am told some of our overextended units were encircled.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
He was sweating profusely, and his face was flushed an unhealthy, overextended crimson.
Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
He overextended himself.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
We are poor, overextended, and low on supplies, and few recruits are joining us from the Empire.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
Don't overextend –" the Healer began.
Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
We're overextended!
Rick Riordan -- The Last Olympian
In a stress-defying bid for unrealistic expansion, his father had overextended himself, committing enormous sums of money that existed only in his imagination and in the minds of avaricious bankers.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
In these dreams I satisfied my own sick and overextended need to be my own greatest hero.
Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
At the other end of the parade ground, I heard Gauldin Grace's harsh, overextended voice screaming out the findings of the honor court.
Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
That was his exact word, 'overextended.'
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
As Eragon twisted, he overextended and strained his back.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
We're just so overextended—"
Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy

Dictionary / pronunciation — Google^®Dictionary list — Onelook.com^®

Search for other examples by interest

Interest — Source