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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are overstretched" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where resources, such as time, money, or personnel, are being used to their maximum capacity or beyond, leading to strain or difficulty.
Example: "The emergency services are overstretched due to the recent natural disasters, struggling to respond to all the calls for help."
Alternatives: "are overextended" or "are stretched thin".
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are overstretched
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Past of overstretch
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We are overstretched.
A survey today says nurses are overstretched.
Primary care doctors already are overstretched.
"The trouble is that doctors are overstretched.
But mental-health services for children are overstretched.
If disability services are overstretched, the same reason is given.
"The definition of a bubble is where valuations are overstretched.
Child and adolescent mental health services are overstretched and underperforming.
He denies that French forces are overstretched, and insists there is now real progress in Libya.
This is our justification for invading Grenada, and the reason that our military forces are overstretched.
But few African countries have the military clout; the best are overstretched.
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