How to Use overextend in a Sentence
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The Coming Home singer is also mindful of not overextending himself due to prior injuries and surgeries.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 June 2024
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There is much the U.S. can do, without overextending itself or becoming directly involved in the conflict.
—Harry Mazadoorian, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2024
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Squeeze glutes at the top and draw abs in to avoid overextending the spine.
—Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
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Keep your chin tucked in and don't overextend your neck.
—Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2020
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Be careful not to overextend your low back at the top of each hip lift.
—Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020
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And not to overextend the post to climate change, but a) weather is not climate...
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2012
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The risk, of course, is overextending and opening driving lanes to the basket.
—Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
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Don't bend at the hip, or overextend your upper body to lift snow out of the way — that's the surest way to strain lower back muscles.
—Cincinnati.com, 12 Jan. 2018
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Will overextend for the big blow and struggles to gather himself again.
—USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2021
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Keep a neutral spine throughout the movement, and be mindful to not overextend your back at the peak of the swing or squat too low on the return.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2019
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If a club overextends itself to the point of bankruptcy, then there is a time when the financial last rites have to be read.
—Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
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Do not overextend your finances to build your business.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
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Some are still teens; others have grown up and left home but still feel over-involved and overextended.
—Sarah Sloat, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2023
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So, in a bid to make things right, entrepreneurs can lose sight of what’s important and overextend themselves.
—Pascal Bachmann, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
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So, this is not a time to overextend ourselves -- we are exhausted just from processing the last two years!
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Nov. 2021
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The Giants will continue to monitor him and plan not to overextend him.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2020
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Your abundant gratitude may have led you to overextend your thanks.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2022
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As winter approaches, Kyiv must take care not to overextend its forces.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 26 Sep. 2022
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The satire of bourgeois affluence can seem glib and overextended.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018
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But defensively, the Pacers have not tried to overextend him.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2023
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The best way to beat a defense that’s overextending and jumping passing lanes is with backdoor cuts and using flare slips by the screen setters.
—J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2018
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Though the show is way overextended, patrons can watch while sitting at the bar or, better yet, dining at a table.
—New York Times, 27 Jan. 2020
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Hsu added that if consumers aren’t careful with the products they can get overextended and that can lead to loan delinquencies.
—Paige Smith, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
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Your wildcard energy is a lot of fun, but be cautious not to overextend yourself.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2020
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Also, be mindful of your bankroll, trying not to overextend yourself.
—Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
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Acute UCL injuries may result from a sudden fall or jolt that overextends your thumb in one direction.
—Michael Yang, Philly.com, 29 Jan. 2018
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The rest of the 28-member EU is overextended, stressed and geopolitically weak.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2019
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This involves not just overextended series but the growing list of revivals.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 13 May 2018
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Van Lanen used that time to work on his pass sets, reminding himself to stay low and avoid getting overextended.
—Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2019
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People often flare out their ribs and overextend their lower back when overhead pressing, which can cause strain, Williams says.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 5 Dec. 2023
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