How to Use overdrawn in a Sentence

overdrawn

adjective
  • If the account is overdrawn for a day or so, the brain can adjust quickly.
    — Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line An overdrawn bank account won't just go away on its own.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • That change raised the likelihood that accounts would become overdrawn.
    — By Andrea Januta, miamiherald, 1 Aug. 2017
  • In both cases, a closed water system was overdrawn, with more water going out than coming in.
    — National Geographic, 21 Jan. 2016
  • One of their most recent donations went to pay for local students’ overdrawn lunch accounts.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Some banks withheld stimulus cash from people with overdrawn accounts.
    — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 11 May 2020
  • Over 70% of major aquifers are considered overdrawn.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Banks had faced criticism amid speculation that those with overdrawn accounts would lose part or all of their payments.
    — Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • And each time a transaction is processed for an overdrawn account, Wells Fargo tacks on a fee.
    — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2019
  • If a customer's account is overdrawn at the end of the day, for example, the customer can make a deposit by midnight the next day to avoid fees.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Going through their late mother’s accounts, Sara notices that the joint account Josh shared with her is overdrawn.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After roughly 30 to 90 days of non-payment, many banks will close your overdrawn account and charge the overdrawn funds off as a loss.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Once the transfers had gone through, Sonangol UK’s account was overdrawn, a bank statement shows.
    — Max De Haldevang, Quartz Africa, 19 Jan. 2020
  • With the climate crisis in mind, architects are looking to more resilient options that don’t depend on the overdrawn electrical grid at all.
    — Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The whole world is overdrawn Washington’s problem looks almost manageable next to the global picture.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Banks generally will let customers designate a savings account or line of credit to serve as a backup source of funds in case the checking account is overdrawn.
    — Margarette Burnette, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Five days later, the bank informed Mosch the check was counterfeit and her checking account was now $5,000 overdrawn.
    — Michelle Delio, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2002
  • All of the money in her account, plus an additional $1,000, was then withdrawn, causing her account to be overdrawn.
    — cleveland, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The business at the time faced mounting financial problems, including declining sales, several past due bills and an overdrawn bank account.
    — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Some Wells Fargo customers say their bank accounts were drained – and in some cases overdrawn – when their automatic bill pay setups were charged twice for payments.
    — Deon Roberts, charlotteobserver, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Prosecutors portrayed Uresti as a man under tremendous financial strain whose bank accounts were often overdrawn.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Bank records seized through search warrants and reviewed by law enforcement showed two of the funeral home’s bank accounts were overdrawn and a third account contained a small amount of money, authorities said.
    — Katie Park, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • Since the bankruptcy, Harlan County’s miners have struggled with overdrawn bank accounts, payments on houses and electric bills.
    — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2019
  • The account was overdrawn by nearly $4,000 and was subsequently closed by Capital One.
    — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Experts warn that without major long-term changes in water use, the Colorado River could become catastrophically overdrawn.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Banks have also taken people's stimulus checks to cover previous late fees or overdrawn accounts, the New York Times reported.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The customer complaining alleged that the error resulted in an overdrawn bank account, according to Travel Agent Central.
    — Fox News, 24 May 2017
  • While the star’s drag character is featured prominently in the video, Brian Firkus, the musician under the overdrawn lips and cartoonish cheekbones, is the video's undeniable lead.
    — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Currently, the seven states that rely on Colorado River water are discussing ways to reduce their usage, both to deal with the fact that the river has been significantly overdrawn for years and to come up with a plan to adapt to a drier future.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Or is this just a set of overdrawn conclusions about an asset merely undergoing a correction after a blistering run and setting up a contrarian buying opportunity given heavy ETF outflows?
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025

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