overrun
Example Sentences
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Overrun in midfield, bamboozled out wide and front men starved of service.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024
Overrun for most of the first half, the Hornets scored off assists from former Chino Hills star LaMelo Ball on crisp cuts to win the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022
“Its morals had changed, as had its etiquette. Overrun and disfigured, it was no longer the city he had known,” Shadid wrote.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
Overrun by trees and long grass, the cemetery had returned to a meadow-like state.
From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2016
When thrashing at tasks, the next person to make a request might be told "Overrun!"
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Vocabulary lists containing overrun
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