overgrown

Example Sentences

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The 6,498 "high consequence" defences were among about 8,500 that were not fully working as intended due to erosion, damage or being overgrown.

From BBC

Its entrance is sealed with a crude brick-and-mud wall, and an overgrown bougainvillea, bright with pink blooms, spills over the front boundary.

From BBC

“You took out the entire horde, and I could barely handle one overgrown furball.”

From Literature

The roof leaked, the carriage horses’ ribs showed, and the flower gardens were overgrown with weeds.

From Literature

The front wall of the building was completely overgrown with vines.

From Literature