overflow

Example Sentences

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Fellow campaigner Di Leary points at the sewage overflow pipe on the other side of the river.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Does it speak of an overflow of creativity — or of an inability to edit?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The less fortunate sat on the floor in an overflow room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"So the boats overflow and over-spill sediment, propellers churn sediment up on the lake bed and there's run-off from the storage yards."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It might have been nothing more than a coincidence, but nevertheless, I felt an exultant smile overflow my face.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss