Clearly, my nerves were sorely taxed, and I must cast off these impressions of weaker men.

Those powries in the boats will have little chance of gaining our walls unless we are sorely taxed in the west.

If he summons too many denizens, even minor creatures, of the lower planes through to serve him, his control will be sorely taxed.

With all those batteries down there, total weight is close to three tons, and the 65 horses are sorely taxed.

Lolart leaned against the wall; it was evident that even the great strength of the old campaigner had been sorely taxed by our labors.

His reserves were already sorely taxed.

The town was also quick to grant adequate sewer allotments, despite having to cope with a sorely taxed municipal system.

My sorkra arts have been sorely taxed coming to your citadel.

'That would be the thing,' said Pooley, with some en-thusiasm, 'events have sorely taxed us of late.'

Still, he is able to do some graceful and ardent phrasing without sounding sorely taxed.