How to Use overspend in a Sentence

overspend

verb
  • The studio clearly overspent on marketing, and the movie was still a flop.
  • When chasing a credit card bonus, don't overspend to earn it.
    — CBS News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • When chasing a credit card bonus, don't overspend to earn it.
    — Melissa Lambarena, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Do not overspend your budget; there is a learning curve in each new venue/space/room.
    — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022
  • If people overspend, teach them to budget.
    — Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The district has been overspending for decades.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The problem is my two sisters' husbands, who overspend and are in debt.
    — Syndicated Columns, OregonLive.com, 9 July 2017
  • Don’t overspend on items for your home or something that isn’t necessary.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 June 2019
  • At 40% off, this is your chance to leap without overspending.
    — PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Being too cautious can cost you just as much joy as overspending ever could.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • David Stearns is not going to overspend on an aging power bat.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This means there is bound to be a tendency for government to overspend.
    — Priscilla Twumasi-Baffour, Quartz Africa, 8 July 2019
  • And these are some big-ticket items that people, on average, tend to overspend on.
    — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 17 Sep. 2019
  • One month of too-high expenses might not make or break you; a pattern of overspending very well could.
    — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
  • One month of too-high expenses might not make or break you; a pattern of overspending very well could.
    — Arielle O'Shea, The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • One month of too-high expenses might not make or break you; a pattern of overspending very well could.
    — Arielle O'Shea, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Set a limit on souvenir spending to avoid overspending on gifts.
    — Janelle Holland, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
  • That last part — overspending on unknowns — is pretty much the key takeaway there.
    — Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But, so far, the BRI has overspent and failed to change trade as much as desired.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • To avoid overspending on your new credit card, set a weekly budget and keep tabs on your accounts.
    — Claire Tsosie, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
  • The one con to a three home is definitely the tendency to overspend.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Many go throughout their whole lives and overspend newfound income at the expense of their future.
    — James Brewer, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Yet even as some accounts were deep in the black, some agencies were overspending others by wider margins.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Now, there are consequences to overspending on debit as well, which come in the form of overdraft fees.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a way to indulge your senses without overspending.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2022

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