overuse

IPA: oʊvɝjˈuz

noun

  • excessive use

verb

  • (transitive) To use too much of.
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Examples of "overuse" in Sentences

  • But her joints are suffering from something called overuse injuries.
  • For example, we might say that a machine has broken down due to overuse, which is a relational property.
  • GUPTA: Her ground strokes, well, they are improving but her joints are suffering from something called overuse injuries.
  • After receiving more than 360 complaints that long-term overuse of the popular denture cream Fixodent caused serious nerve damage, the
  • Easing chest pain in these patients isn't a bad thing, so misunderstanding the benefits of stents wouldn't technically be called overuse, he said.
  • The FDA has called the overuse of antibiotics in food animals "a serious public health threat," linking it to the emergence of super-scary superbugs like MRSA.
  • It's a metaphor too good not to overuse, which is why everything from insurance companies to arctic icebreakers have incorporated the word Sampo in their names.
  • "However, one of the effects of long-term overuse of alcohol is considerable weight loss and muscle wastage, which are recognised consequences of the way alcohol damages the body.

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