How to Use burnout in a Sentence

burnout

noun
  • Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout.
  • For Dusick, the point of burnout was right around the corner.
    Autumn Micketti, SPIN, 4 May 2023
  • The game is linked to real-world time, which lessens your risk of burnout.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
  • While 42% of Gen Xers feel burnout at work, that number drops to 25% for boomers.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • For a total abs burnout, complete all 18 moves on the list.
    Jordan Galloway, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Shifting away from a state of burnout won’t happen overnight.
    Jia Rizvi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • That can limit the stress and help you to avoid moving from burnout in one career to burnout in the other.
    Ryan Derousseau, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Mental health and burnout concerns are at an all-time high.
    David Nour, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Many left because of health concerns, to care for children or to cope with burnout.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • But the sterling work ethic that paved the way for First Aid Kit’s career also formed a deep rut of burnout.
    Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • For adults, it’s become common to name the things that make women more likely to face burnout and stress.
    Jessica Bennett, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • That burnout, Williams says, comes from overzealous parents.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As burnout has reared its head, workers and managers alike have struggled.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Epidemics don’t pay heed to the burnout of agencies nor their review timelines.
    Robert Kadlec, STAT, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Juan Campos said, adding that the Dodge driver was doing burnouts for at least 10 minutes.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Smitherman’s bill defines terms like speed contests, burnouts, and donuts.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In a 2016 essay, Dr. Samuels offered a nine-point approach to keeping physician burnout at bay.
    Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • The new spot has another advantage: space for burnouts.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The reasons are well documented — among them, low pay, high burnout, and a lack of respect for the profession.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • France has some of the highest levels of burnout and on-the-job accidents among European workers.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Blalock said his staff is suffering from burnout like many other teaching staffs around the country.
    Cameron Knight, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Rates of physician suicide, partly fueled by burnout, have been a concern for decades.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Employees don’t only push back on specific goals or projects due to stress and burnout.
    Cara Brennan Allamano, Quartz, 8 June 2023
  • Street takeovers:Drivers are shutting down Cincinnati highways to do burnouts.
    Ken Brown, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2024
  • These misuses of talent cause moral injury and burnout.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • Beware of burnout at an early age Like Brooke, Olivia played basketball and soccer.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • Source: Bain & Co. Older workers may also be a solution to high burnout rates.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Fedotowsky says the job took a toll on her, eventually leading to burnout.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There’s something to consider beyond the hype cycle: hype burnout.
    WIRED, 16 June 2023
  • Too few breaks from work can cause burnout, fatigue, poor morale and lower job satisfaction.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024

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