Sentence examples for overstretched on from inspiring English sources

When he came out of his shell in the ninth game of the set, he overstretched on a ground stroke and gave up two set points.

We've missed out on funding that felt almost guaranteed, lost staff unexpectedly and overstretched ourselves on difficult contracts.

I knew that clinicians were overworked and overstretched, so I just got on with it.

The Libyan coastguard is also massively overstretched, relying on small tugs, former fishing boats and inflatables.

The Pakistani military says it is already overstretched fighting militants on other fronts.

The house overstretched the Spalls; on occasion they were so short of money they almost sold up.

Balotelli's left knee injury is not affecting his ability to walk or drive and is only a problem under the stress of competitive action but, given the relatively innocuous incident which caused the problem – he overstretched the joint on his City debut in the Europe League qualifying round at Timisoara – the struggle to recover is puzzling.

Pakistan says its forces are too overstretched to take on militants in North Waziristan, and that neither Mr. Haqqani nor the tribes in that area not attacking targets inside Pakistan.

On Saturday overstretched resources were evident in the chaos on Chios where detainees, fearing imminent deportation, had not only run amok, breaking through razorwire enclosing a holding centre on the island, but in despair had marched on the town's port.

However, he said the major medical organisations, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Red Cross and the International Medical Corps, were overstretched and could not take on another treatment centre.

"As we are in the midst of a baby boom, these factors together with the increasing social complexity of care needs for all mothers have a dramatic effect on the workload heaped on already overstretched midwives".