overflow
Example Sentences
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But the version of Italian cuisine most Americans reach for in winter — heavy on red sauce, overflowing plates, indulgence as comfort — is only a narrow slice of a far deeper, more practical tradition.
From Salon
Others lounge on spotty lawns near overflowing trash cans.
From Los Angeles Times
A crowd of CEOs, diplomats, media bigwigs and celebrities from all over the world poured through the entryways like a stream overflowing its banks.
The mammoth Brazilian crop has the U.S. agricultural market worried about overflowing global supplies and bargain prices for beans.
The whole city of Chicago seemed suddenly to overflow with orange pumpkins and tart apples.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
