How to Use overcharge in a Sentence
overcharge
verb- The store overcharged me for my skirt.
- He overcharges for car repairs.
- He overcharges his customers for car repairs.
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The sergeants' union and police chief at the time said they had been overcharged.
— Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024 -
On first glance, Mueller’s case, at least in part, seems shaky and overcharged.
— Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Oct. 2017 -
Last year, Cohan settled out of court for the rent he had been overcharged over the years.
— Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 18 May 2020 -
Amazon had the best deal and didn't overcharge for printing.
— Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2019 -
The firm last year accused the city in a lawsuit of overcharging the retail outlet.
— Darryl Enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017 -
They were overcharged a $1.50 for an orange juice and asked to call customer service.
— Niki McGloster, Essence.com, 14 June 2018 -
Thomas has come under fire from critics who argue that Carey was overcharged.
— Fox News, 13 Mar. 2018 -
Fuller said the amount Grand Central Bowling will pay customers -- $40 -- is many times more than each customer was overcharged.
— Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 17 Mar. 2018 -
The tourism board recommends Sea Breeze Taxi and Tours; other companies have been known to overcharge tourists.
— Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2021 -
Also, avoid charging your phone in direct sunlight, and do not overcharge your iPhone.
— Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023 -
The lawsuit Shapiro filed last week alleges that Navient overcharged 1.5 million students to the tune of $4 billion in interest.
— Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 9 Oct. 2017 -
Health systems, overcharge patients on all kinds of services.
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022 -
But there are some cases where ACI has been known to overcharge for its products, well above outside competitors.
— Joseph Darius Jaafari, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022 -
The high court ruled that the city might have a legitimate claim in arguing that the bureau had overcharged the city for premiums, but took its claim before the wrong court.
— Robert Higgs, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2020 -
Never overcharge a battery or leave one charging overnight.
— Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023 -
Mr. Reichberg claimed the building had been overcharged.
— William Neuman and J. David Goodman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2017 -
The fund will be divided among the qualified claimants on a pro rata basis, depending on how much they were overcharged by the DWP.
— Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023 -
The mafia operated the bar, overcharged for drinks, and blackmailed the wealthier customers.
— Spenser Mestel, Longreads, 27 June 2017 -
The policy has since been changed and citizens who believe they have been overcharged have been welcomed to approach MPD and ask for a refund.
— Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2019 -
Back when the reality star first launched her makeup line, Jeffree slammed her for overcharging for her Lip Kits.
— Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 11 Dec. 2017 -
The rollout was a debacle, with hundreds of thousands of customers overcharged.
— Dakota Smith, latimes.com, 11 July 2019 -
Or the companies that overcharge, don’t deliver, refuse to give refunds?
— Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Insurers and PBMs have even devised schemes to overcharge patients for generic drugs.
— Howard Dean, Fortune, 26 July 2022 -
Out in the suburbs and inside area police departments, many believed they were overcharged.
— Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2017 -
Another troublesome piece of the analysis is the judges’ contention that the district overcharged Mesquite for a pipeline project.
— Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2020 -
Harvard, Yale and dozens of other top private universities in the U.S. are accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to overcharge students for their tuition.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Valve is also facing a lawsuit in the UK filed in June alleging the company uses its dominant position to overcharge its users.
— Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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