overpopulated

Example Sentences

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The reason the lion is in trouble is “he’s overpopulated, and the sad thing is, he’s out of food.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Michael Charles, a solicitor specialising in education across Wales and England, said ALN schools had become "very overpopulated".

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Whether you are a grasshopper or a bird or a human, if you start destroying the environment in which you live, then you are overpopulated.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

She agreed with the agency’s argument that it had the authority to round up horses as soon as it determined the herd was overpopulated.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The porches seem more overpopulated with knickknacks and hanging plants than I remember.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon